organisms

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Fermentation is a biological process whereby organisms convert carbohydrates like starch or sugar into substances like alcohol, without using oxygen.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The discovery highlights how microscopic organisms can influence large-scale environmental processes.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

A BLA is a formal request to market and distribute a medical product derived from living organisms across state lines.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

In aging organisms, changes in mRNA levels often stop matching changes in protein levels, even though mRNA carries the instructions needed to build proteins.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Before then, new varieties of organisms could arise only from the accumulation of random mutations—the selection of changes, letter by letter, in the genetic instructions.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan