organism

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Roughly three centuries ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out to catalog and name every living organism he could find.

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Other social organisms, including termites, may have followed similar evolutionary paths, although that possibility still needs further testing.

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These nutrients stimulate the growth of plankton, microscopic organisms that absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis.

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That same sample was further tested using a bio-molecular method called 'ELISA', a technique in which antibodies bind to proteins produced by single-celled organisms.

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In the damp shade beneath moss-covered trees, high in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or deep within the subtropical forests of Okinawa, an unusual organism quietly grows.

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