symbiosis
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Located at the bottom of the world, it’s hard to imagine a place more closely connected to nature, where New Zealand’s Māori communities have long lived in symbiosis with the land.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
"I think there's a really nice symbiosis between the two of them, but honestly a lot of it is work, it's connecting off the pitch, it's preparation and it's understanding what they see."
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Studios and theaters have long operated in an uneasy symbiosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The copter-drone symbiosis will also come into effective play in civilian, firefighting or police missions, said Gerin-Roze.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
It is possible that the invention of antibodies evolved from the earlier sensing mechanisms needed for symbiosis, perhaps designed, in part, to keep the latter from getting out of hand.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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"These areas likely harbor similar microbial symbioses, which means that these interactions impact ecosystem functioning on a global scale."
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
Most plant roots are colonized by mycorrhizal fungi, forming one of Earth’s most widespread symbioses.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
These deeply intimate symbioses are everywhere in nature, forming the foundation of the living world.
From Salon ● May 30, 2021
Animals in this phylum show parasitic and commensal symbioses with other species in their habitat.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
In the 1960s Lynn Margulis posited that the mitochondria in our cells and chloroplasts in plant cells were relictual bacteria, evidence of ancient symbioses.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 22, 2012
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