organisms
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To analyze these data, the researchers developed a bioinformatic method based on 'reverse ecology,' an approach that uses genomic information to infer how organisms have adapted to particular environments.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
For Mr. Damasio, “consciousness is a biological process that allows organisms equipped with a nervous system to discover their own existence and the existence of a surrounding universe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Theory suggests organisms can sometimes adapt rapidly when their environments change quickly, but many wild plant populations do not appear to be keeping pace.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Many plants and basic organisms can sense things in their environments and change their behaviors accordingly, but this does not require them to have an awareness of their selves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Darwin imagined that the cells of all organisms produce minute particles containing hereditary information—gemmules, he called them.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
