oil sometimes waiting ten years for the drop of rain that will jump start their metabolism long enough for them to reproduce before they return to dormancy.
+ perpetually damp environments, like the intestinal tract of the human body where they are constantly the subject of inspection by our diligent immune cells, and where they impact our health in positive and negative ways that we are only beginning to understand.
+ our nuclear reactors, prompting questions about whether we could harness them as tiny mac