organisms
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These organisms play an important role in nutrient cycling on Earth and can help plants, soils, and other organisms gain access to essential resources.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
By giving cells another way to survive chemical stress, the newly identified pathway may have provided an evolutionary advantage to early multicellular organisms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Color lithographs of marine organisms drawn by the 19th-century zoologist Ernst Haeckel offer magical views of fantastically intricate flora and fauna—a huge influence on Ms. Van Herpen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Oaks support a wide range of organisms, anchoring entire ecosystems, and also serve the vital task of storing carbon on a warming planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Genes that produce fitness become gradually overrepresented in populations through the selection of phenotypes, thereby allowing organisms to become more and more adapted to their environments.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
