single-celled
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Much of the data used in the study came from yeast and E. coli, single-celled organisms that make it easier to measure the fitness effects of mutations.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Multicellular cyanobacteria evolved gradually from single-celled ancestors, gaining complexity over time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
The research draws inspiration from single-celled slime molds that self-organize when starving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
A slime mould consists of mobile, single-celled, amoeba-like organisms that live independently but can come together to function as a single entity in order to find food and reproduce.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
Fadi added a few finishing touches to his drawings of amoebas and other single-celled micro-organisms, which the class had been reviewing.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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