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Pacific Biosciences, U.S.: A DNA sequencer, which reads individual molecules of DNA as they replicate in order to determine an organism's precise genetic code in real time — producing results 20,000 times faster with less overall cost than other systems.
The Winners, Category by Category Michael Totty 2010
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An organism's symmetry, its number of body segments and number of limbs are all aspects of its body plan.
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As I understand it, there are burdensome characteristics that reduce the odds of an organism's survival and there are beneficial adaptations that increase those odds.
An Evolutionary Model of Depression, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Pacific Biosciences, U.S. A DNA sequencer, which reads individual molecules of DNA as they replicate in order to determine an organism's precise genetic code in real time — producing results 20,000 times faster with less overall cost than other systems.
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Most DNA sequencers use light beams to read the code of an organism's genome, and the process can take a week to complete.
Gene Probe Yields E. coli Clue Gautam Naik 2011
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Nature selects genes that promote their own survival; the organism's survival is subordinate.
An Evolutionary Model of Depression, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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As discomforting as symptoms can be, they still represent the living organism's best efforts at the time to try to defend and heal him or herself.
Homeopathy: A Healthier Way to Treat Depression? Dana Ullman 2010
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Most DNA sequencers use light beams to read the code of an organism's genome, and the process can take a week to complete.
Gene Probe Yields E. coli Clue Gautam Naik 2011
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As discomforting as symptoms can be, they still represent the living organism's best efforts at the time to try to defend and heal him or herself.
Dana Ullman: Homeopathy: A Healthier Way to Treat Depression? Dana Ullman 2010
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It is already a unique organism with a unique DNA pattern that continues until the organism's death.
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