organism
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This organism can cause a rare but extremely deadly brain infection when contaminated water enters the nose, often during swimming or other recreational water activities.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
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
"The definition of a protist is loose -- essentially it is any eukaryotic organism which is not an animal, plant, or fungus," said Dr. McGowan.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
But the problem with studying vertical transformation is that the gene never leaves the living organism or cell.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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