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
"Most life on Earth is microbial, driving nutrient cycles and ecosystem function while revealing new dimensions of biological diversity through symbiosis," said Grosell.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 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
I doubt that an independent organism, however intimate the symbiosis it has entered upon, would give up on so essential a part of life as reproduction.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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Phage interactions with bacteria are well known, and interactions between bacteria and their mammalian host can lead to a range of symbioses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
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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