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symbiosis

[sim-bee-oh-sis, -bahy-] / ˌsɪm biˈoʊ sɪs, -baɪ- /






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Located at the bottom of the world, it’s hard to imagine a place more closely connected to nature, where New Zealand’s Māori communities have long lived in symbiosis with the land.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

"What was previously thought to be a process driven solely by the fish may actually reflect a close symbiosis between the fish and its gut microbial community."

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

"I think there's a really nice symbiosis between the two of them, but honestly a lot of it is work, it's connecting off the pitch, it's preparation and it's understanding what they see."

From BBC May 23, 2026

Studios and theaters have long operated in an uneasy symbiosis.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

One way to put it is that the earth is a loosely formed, spherical organism, with all its working parts linked in symbiosis.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Phage interactions with bacteria are well known, and interactions between bacteria and their mammalian host can lead to a range of symbioses.

From Science Daily Oct. 26, 2023

Most plant roots are colonized by mycorrhizal fungi, forming one of Earth’s most widespread symbioses.

From New York Times Nov. 7, 2022

These deeply intimate symbioses are everywhere in nature, forming the foundation of the living world.

From Salon May 30, 2021

Fungi are also involved in ecologically important coevolved symbioses, both mutually beneficial and pathogenic with organisms from the other kingdoms.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

In the 1960s Lynn Margulis posited that the mitochondria in our cells and chloroplasts in plant cells were relictual bacteria, evidence of ancient symbioses.

From Scientific American Nov. 22, 2012




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