organism
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"We don't know whether the paired eyes in our branch of the evolutionary tree were just light-sensitive cells or simple image-forming eyes. We only know that the organism later lost them," says Dan-E Nilsson.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
With all the evidence combined, scientists concluded that the "golden orb" was not an egg, sponge, or unknown organism.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
The study highlights the importance of yeast as a model organism and points to RNP condensates as a critical survival mechanism.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Grace is sent into space on a one-way mission to stop the spread of an energy-consuming organism called Astrophage, which threatens to create a new Ice Age on Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The consequences of uncoupling could indeed be disastrous for any organism from embryo to adult: in time it could lead to the death of the tissue or even of the organism.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Power Suffix: -ism
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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