Microorganism
noun
A very tiny living thing that can be seen only under a microscope. They can be harmful causing diseases or beneficial helping in processes like fermentation.
Bacteria and viruses are types of microorganisms.
Often appears as...
- harmful microorganisms
- beneficial microorganisms
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Academic,Technical
noun
In environmental science, it's a small living creature which plays a vital role in ecosystem functions.
Microorganisms play an important role in nutrient cycling in an ecosystem.
Often appears as...
- microorganisms in soil
- aquatic microorganisms
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Academic
noun
A very tiny living thing that can be seen only under a microscope. They can be harmful causing diseases or beneficial helping in processes like fermentation.
Bacteria and viruses are types of microorganisms.
Often appears as...
- harmful microorganisms
- beneficial microorganisms
Usage tips
Academic,Technical
noun
In environmental science, it's a small living creature which plays a vital role in ecosystem functions.
Microorganisms play an important role in nutrient cycling in an ecosystem.
Often appears as...
- microorganisms in soil
- aquatic microorganisms
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Visibility
Microorganisms are invisible to the naked eye, requiring a microscope to be seen.
Despite not seeing any microorganisms on the counter, it's important to clean it for good hygiene.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Connection
Microorganisms can cause or prevent diseases, showing their dual impact on health.
Yogurt contains beneficial microorganisms that aid digestion.
Pro Tip 3/3Scientific Presence
Microorganisms are commonly discussed in scientific and medical contexts due to their tiny size and significant roles.
The lab technician examined the culture dish for harmful microorganisms.
Pro Tip 1/3Visibility
Microorganisms are invisible to the naked eye, requiring a microscope to be seen.
Despite not seeing any microorganisms on the counter, it's important to clean it for good hygiene.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Connection
Microorganisms can cause or prevent diseases, showing their dual impact on health.
Yogurt contains beneficial microorganisms that aid digestion.
Pro Tip 3/3Scientific Presence
Microorganisms are commonly discussed in scientific and medical contexts due to their tiny size and significant roles.
The lab technician examined the culture dish for harmful microorganisms.
Pro Tip 1/3Visibility
Microorganisms are invisible to the naked eye, requiring a microscope to be seen.
Despite not seeing any microorganisms on the counter, it's important to clean it for good hygiene.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Connection
Microorganisms can cause or prevent diseases, showing their dual impact on health.
Yogurt contains beneficial microorganisms that aid digestion.
Pro Tip 3/3Scientific Presence
Microorganisms are commonly discussed in scientific and medical contexts due to their tiny size and significant roles.
The lab technician examined the culture dish for harmful microorganisms.
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Paul Rothemund: The...
Or more to the point, how do you know if a program will ever stop? There are other questions like this, too. One of them is Craig Venter's question. Turns out I think he's actually a computer scientist. He asked, how big is the minimal genome that will give me a functioning microorganism?
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How parasites change...
And finally, there are cats. Don't worry, there probably aren't any cats living in your body and controlling your thoughts. I mean, probably. But there is a microorganism called Toxoplasma that needs both cats and rodents to complete its life cycle.
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Meet the microscopic...
but to find out what it's uniquely well-suited to help us with. Here's an example. We started with a pest, a wasp that lives on many of our homes. Inside that wasp, we plucked out a little-known microorganism species with a unique
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Life Beyond Earth, Part...
And there are some of my little friends now. These are all microorganism types that are unknown to science. In fact, virtually everything we find in the subsurface is unknown in the databases that we have of surface life forms.
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Last Season on MARS PIPE...
life on Mars for ever looks like I never liked crystal have you hadn't I found something just think about what it would mean if you found a single-cell microorganism today marks the end of an
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this would definitely be a part of his toolkit. You're looking at our current best guess of how to scale biology. It's a bioreactor; a kind of microorganism brewery that contains yeasts
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The beneficial bacteria...
is what gives swiss cheese its characteristic holes. Some cheeses, brie and camembert, use another kind of microorganism, mold. So your kitchen functions as a sort of biotechnology lab
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Tiny robots with giant...
Mark This is a rotifer. It's a microorganism about a hair's width in size. They live everywhere on earth -- saltwater, freshwater, everywhere --
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What is deep tech? A...
of cells, enzymes and genetic programming by combining robotics, protein design, both in microorganism and mammalian cells and data science.
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The tiny creature that...
I'd like to introduce you to a tiny microorganism that you've probably never heard its name is Prochlorococcus,
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Paul Rothemund: The...
Or more to the point, how do you know if a program will ever stop? There are other questions like this, too. One of them is Craig Venter's question. Turns out I think he's actually a computer scientist. He asked, how big is the minimal genome that will give me a functioning microorganism?
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How parasites change...
And finally, there are cats. Don't worry, there probably aren't any cats living in your body and controlling your thoughts. I mean, probably. But there is a microorganism called Toxoplasma that needs both cats and rodents to complete its life cycle.
Video examples
Meet the microscopic...
but to find out what it's uniquely well-suited to help us with. Here's an example. We started with a pest, a wasp that lives on many of our homes. Inside that wasp, we plucked out a little-known microorganism species with a unique
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Life Beyond Earth, Part...
And there are some of my little friends now. These are all microorganism types that are unknown to science. In fact, virtually everything we find in the subsurface is unknown in the databases that we have of surface life forms.
Video examples
Last Season on MARS PIPE...
life on Mars for ever looks like I never liked crystal have you hadn't I found something just think about what it would mean if you found a single-cell microorganism today marks the end of an
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Fashion has a pollution...
this would definitely be a part of his toolkit. You're looking at our current best guess of how to scale biology. It's a bioreactor; a kind of microorganism brewery that contains yeasts
Video examples
The beneficial bacteria...
is what gives swiss cheese its characteristic holes. Some cheeses, brie and camembert, use another kind of microorganism, mold. So your kitchen functions as a sort of biotechnology lab
Video examples
Tiny robots with giant...
Mark This is a rotifer. It's a microorganism about a hair's width in size. They live everywhere on earth -- saltwater, freshwater, everywhere --
Video examples
What is deep tech? A...
of cells, enzymes and genetic programming by combining robotics, protein design, both in microorganism and mammalian cells and data science.
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The tiny creature that...
I'd like to introduce you to a tiny microorganism that you've probably never heard its name is Prochlorococcus,
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David Suzuki
Canadian Scientist
People don't even understand that every bit of our food was once alive. We take another creature, plant, animal, microorganism, tear it apart in our mouths. And incorporate those molecules into our own bodies. We are the Earth in the most profound way.
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Jeremy Wade
I actually found contracting malaria in the Congo fascinating. Observing your body under attack from this microorganism and seeing how it responds is simultaneously fascinating and awful but maybe that's just because I'm a former biology teacher.
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John Tyler Bonner
American Educator
It is hard to explain the huge variety of diatoms - a microorganism that has 100,000 species - in terms of natural selection.
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David Suzuki
Canadian Scientist
People don't even understand that every bit of our food was once alive. We take another creature, plant, animal, microorganism, tear it apart in our mouths. And incorporate those molecules into our own bodies. We are the Earth in the most profound way.
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Jeremy Wade
I actually found contracting malaria in the Congo fascinating. Observing your body under attack from this microorganism and seeing how it responds is simultaneously fascinating and awful but maybe that's just because I'm a former biology teacher.
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John Tyler Bonner
American Educator
It is hard to explain the huge variety of diatoms - a microorganism that has 100,000 species - in terms of natural selection.
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