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organism

[awr-guh-niz-uhm] / ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm /


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If the timing system that controls development fails, an organism may never progress through the stages needed to reach adulthood.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 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

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

Tested on the fruit fly, the same organism Muller had used in his original work with X-rays, mustard gas also produced mutations.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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