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

More deep mutational scanning data from multicellular organisms will be needed to see whether the same patterns apply to animals, plants, and humans.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

A century of exploration of genetics illuminated how organisms transmit “likeness” to each other.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee