organism
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This is because chemicals are designed to target specific organisms or processes, for example insecticides should target insects.
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Despite their importance, salutogenic microbes, meaning those that support health, and beneficial biochemical compounds have received far less attention than disease-causing organisms.
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They are closely examining whether the small fragments left behind after plastic breakdown pose any risk to living organisms or ecosystems, ensuring safety across the entire life cycle of the material.
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Crick and Watson had found the mechanism, long sought after, by which genetic information builds an organism.
Together, they designed a groundbreaking study using advanced computer simulations that followed thousands of generations of digital organisms.
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