One microscopic organism has thrived despite remaining celibate for tens of millions of years thanks to a neat evolutionary trick. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Solobacterium moorei is the organism largely responsible for chronic bad breath, or halitosis, biologists reported Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research in Dallas. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists have produced new evidence to finally resolve the mysterious identity of what they regard as one of the weirdest organisms that ever lived. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

New imaging techniques have enabled scientists to watch and study as a living organism develops, and the cells divide and align.

This research has provided a new vision, a new perspective about the development of blood cells and organs, but eventually researchers hope not only to solve developmental and evolutionary questions – but also to use this work for medical research. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

It may be more than 570million years old and look like a knobbly rope, but scientist believe they have discovered the first animal on earth ever to have sex. The fossilised remains of this new species of organism was unearthed in Australia where the tube-like creatures lived in abundant flocks. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists believe they are on the verge of developing a new species in the Human Genome Project. picked by bonsai1776 2 years ago

New view of Earth’s inner workings depicts the planet as a living organism where events that happen deep inside can affect what happens at its surface, like the rub and slip of tectonic plates and the rumble of the occasional volcano. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Here is some terrific video of a bioluminescent deep-sea siphonophore — an eerily fantastic creature that appears to be a single, large organism, but which is actually a colony of numerous individual jellyfish-like animals that behave and function together as a single entity.
*life as you 'don't' know it* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new way that phosphorus is naturally removed from the oceans – it’s stored in diatoms. The discovery opens up a new realm of research into an element that’s used for reproduction, energy storage and structural materials in every organism. Its understanding is vital to the continued quest to understand the growth ... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Using supercomputers to compare portions of the human genome with those of other mammals, researchers at Cornell have discovered some 300 previously unidentified human genes, and found extensions of several hundred genes already known. The discovery is based on the idea that as organisms evolve, sections of genetic code that do something useful for the organism change in different ways. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

"I'm so happy!" Crowley said of the golf ball–sized, nutrient-sapping organism embedded deep in the wall of her uterus. picked by buddha 2 years ago

A living organism created in a lab for the sake of art. Known as Victimless Leather, this project was grown onto a polymer matrix, coated with immortalized living cells, and shaped into a stitch-less form to create a coat like shape. The artwork - which was a tiny, living 'leather' jacket made out of mouse stem cells - had started to grow out of control. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Every morning we try to convince our mind to wake up and make the body move, but there is no feeling that our organism have had some rest and got some refreshment. We go to work or to school, and it usually takes hours to pull ourselves together and collect some energy to go on with our daily routine. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

Tear all hunger recipes. Organism reacts to threat of significant lack of calories through slowing down of metabolism to save fuel. picked by femina 3 years ago

Microraptor is the first organism theorized to use two pairs of wings, in parallel to each other picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

...and this HUGE mushroom could mold a lot of minds. "A fungus living three feet underground is estimated to cover 2,200 acres. After testing samples from various locations, scientists say it is all one organism." picked by narfpie 3 years ago

THE Great Barrier Reef has taken out one of world tourism's most coveted awards. The reef - the world's largest living organism - was voted the best destination by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) as part of its Tourism for Tomorrow awards, at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, overnight. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago