organism

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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

To better understand the organism, the researchers isolated the fungus and recorded time-lapse images every ten minutes over a four-day period.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

In other words, once an intimate symbiotic relationship forms — in which at least one organism depends on another for survival — it’s locked in.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, we are paying too little attention, and respect, to the built-in durability and sheer power of the human organism.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas