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organism

[awr-guh-niz-uhm] / ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm /


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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

This organism can enter the body when contaminated water goes up the nose, such as during swimming in warm lakes or poorly treated water.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

This approach revealed traces of ancient pathogens, including the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis and the organism responsible for louse-borne relapsing fever, Borrelia recurrentis.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

The Pa-Ja-Mo paper laid a central question of genetics to bed: How can an organism have a fixed set of genes, yet respond so acutely to changes in the environment?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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