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organism

[awr-guh-niz-uhm] / ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm /


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The study highlights the importance of yeast as a model organism and points to RNP condensates as a critical survival mechanism.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Grace is sent into space on a one-way mission to stop the spread of an energy-consuming organism called Astrophage, which threatens to create a new Ice Age on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She added that the drugs did not provide effective coverage against a Gram-positive organism, which was the most likely pathogen causing the infection.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

To better understand the organism, the researchers isolated the fungus and recorded time-lapse images every ten minutes over a four-day period.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Obviously, then, there is little basis for the hope or belief that the gonads of any organism are shielded from chemicals in the environment.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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