organism

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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

The organism is a methane producing member of a group of microbes known as Archaea.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

When fossil evidence existed for a particular organism, the scientists used its estimated age to anchor that branch of the tree.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

If such an enzyme existed, Kornberg reasoned, the easiest place to find it would be in an organism that was dividing rapidly—E. coli during its furious phase of growth.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee