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organism

[awr-guh-niz-uhm] / ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm /


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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

Scientists from Lund University and the University of Sussex report that all vertebrates can be traced back to this ancient, one-eyed organism.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

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

Sexual reproduction demands the collapse of an organism into a single cell, but then requires that single cell to expand back into an organism.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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