organism
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Scientists call this type of organism a cryptic species, meaning it looks very similar to related species despite having significant genetic differences.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Scientists think this behavior may help the organism escape predators or communicate with other ciliates.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The researchers now want to determine more precisely how calcium triggers the contraction and how the organism prepares itself to repeat the process.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Runners up in the competition included videos of a roundworm encountering a single-celled organism and microscopic jellyfish larvae suspended in droplets of water.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Genetics had found a means to describe the flow of information from organism to organism, and—within an organism—from encryption to form.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Rodrigo Brasil Choueri, an associate professor and marine ecotoxicologist at the Federal University of São Paulo in Brazil, has been researching the impact of microfibers on marine organisms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Natural-fiber garments shed microfibers that have been found in oceans and human lung tissue, and have harmed marine organisms in lab studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Unlike animals, single-celled organisms such as Spirostomum do not have muscle fibers.
From Science Daily ● 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
“Do you know, Calpurnia, that the class Insecta comprises the largest number of living organisms known to man?”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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