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biologist

[bahy-ol-uh-jist] / baɪˈɒl ə dʒɪst /


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Dr Martyn Kurr, a marine biologist from Bangor University told BBC News that non-native or "biofouling" species, like the carpet sea squirt, can outcompete native wildlife for valuable nutrients.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

On a recent afternoon I joined Roden-Reynolds, the public health biologist, as he surveyed an elderly couple’s yard in Chilmark, a tick hot spot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Mr. Barash is an evolutionary biologist and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Both then working at Chinese search giant Baidu, he recalls an application from a physicist and biologist with no engineering or AI background.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Well, kinda. I’m a biologist for the park service, so I do work in several of the parks up here in the Northwest.”

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

A team of biologists working in the early morning hours Friday collected the olive ridley sea turtle eggs and transferred them to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, the agencies said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

New research from evolutionary biologists at Syracuse University, University of Siena, Italy, and University of Szeged, Hungary, points to a more complex picture.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The invasion has long puzzled biologists because Guam's population is believed to have begun with only a small number of snakes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

And the author draws on the warning of Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin, evolutionary biologists who cautioned against reading every trait as a perfect adaptation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Sookie and the biologists rocked the shark, moving her just slightly to help Robin take the measurements.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen


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