organism
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In the 1940s, University of Chicago economist Frank H. Knight devised a thought experiment called the Crusonia plant: a miraculous organism that, once planted, yields fruit year after year without any effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The multi-eyed organism will serve as the centerpiece of “the N.E.S.T.,” an EIT-designed section of Meow Wolf’s new 26,000-square-foot immersive exhibition space.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Kevin Monsalvo, 26, has followed in the footsteps of Granados and said things are different for him since he learned more about the organism threatened with extinction.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Even after losing its paired eyes, the organism retained a cluster of light-sensitive cells in the center of its head.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
One way to put it is that the earth is a loosely formed, spherical organism, with all its working parts linked in symbiosis.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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