tree of life
noun phrase
: a conventionalized and often ornate representation of a tree used as a decorative motif
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More New Science In addition, Maltzahn talks about creating new enzymes and analyzing things like the ‘tree of life of SARS viruses’ and how that will lead to very profound discoveries.
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John Werner, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
In the center of the Garden of Eden were the tree of knowledge and the tree of life.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
This simplicity could also be why, across the parrot tree of life, newly evolving species often switch between yellow/green and red colors, says Mary Caswell Stoddard, an evolutionary biologist at Princeton University who was not involved with the work.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
The findings have led some researchers to suggest that RNA may be a molecular lingua franca that transcends traditional taxonomic boundaries and can therefore encode messages that remain intelligible across the tree of life.
—Annie Melchor, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
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John Werner, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
In the center of the Garden of Eden were the tree of knowledge and the tree of life.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
This simplicity could also be why, across the parrot tree of life, newly evolving species often switch between yellow/green and red colors, says Mary Caswell Stoddard, an evolutionary biologist at Princeton University who was not involved with the work.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
The findings have led some researchers to suggest that RNA may be a molecular lingua franca that transcends traditional taxonomic boundaries and can therefore encode messages that remain intelligible across the tree of life.
—Annie Melchor, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Tree of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20of%20life. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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