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- noun Plural form of
organism .
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Examples
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This is one of those studies the object of which seems to have been to demonstrate how high a temperature certain organisms can survive — regardless of whether or not the results had any biological significance.
Archive 2009-07-01 AYDIN 2009
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However the only materialistic explanation science has produced for the changes observed in living organisms is random mutation – no reason, it just happens – a non explanation.
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Or do they base their biological research on the premise that the diversity of living organisms is due to blind, undirected chemical processes - cumulative selection of genetic mistakes?
Berlinski's Wisdom 2010
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I would obviously have to generate more examples, but is the relationships of how things grow or expand (systems within organisms, whole organisms – like trees, city systems, animal migrations, cultural revolutions, troop movements etc) just coincidental or evidence of some basic principle from an intelligent design?
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I obviously agree with Gould about intelligent design in organisms, but I think also that a real disagreement exists.
Berlinski's Wisdom 2010
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Since his time, biologists have discovered a huge amount that is really interesting and important about internal factors in organisms that affect reproduction.
A valuable onslaught on neo-Darwinist simplicities « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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Early evidence of harm to aquatic organisms is giving researchers grounds for real concern.
Scott Dodd: Drugs in Our Drinking Water Scott Dodd 2010
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This is one of those studies the object of which seems to have been to demonstrate how high a temperature certain organisms can survive — regardless of whether or not the results had any biological significance.
Survival at extreme temperatures: what is it good for? AYDIN 2009
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(Tintori) spoke with Cassandra Extavour about the evolution and development of multicellularity, and how the ability to contribute to the next generation of organisms is usually restricted to a small population of special cells.
CreatureCast video: multicellularity explained - Boing Boing 2009
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Applying the 1st Law to living organisms is Proof by Tautology.
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