organism

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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

She added that the drugs did not provide effective coverage against a Gram-positive organism, which was the most likely pathogen causing the infection.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The organism is a methane producing member of a group of microbes known as Archaea.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Between 200 and 300 genes in this organism contain UAG, meaning many proteins could be produced in two forms depending on cellular conditions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

How was the set of genetic instructions, the genotype, translated into the actual physical manifestations, the phenotype, of an organism?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee