Sentences with phrase «identified as a living organism»

It was not until the invention of the microscope, followed by the pioneering scientific work of Louis Pasteur in the late 1860's, that yeast was identified as a living organism and the agent responsible for alcoholic fermentation and dough leavening.

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Creationist «well, what about the origin of the universe, the fact that the universe obeys laws, the origins of life on this earth, the fact that the largest «gaps» in the fossil record correspond exactly with the organisms identified in the bible as being created by God, namely fish, birds, land animals and humans»

But apart from the organism itself and its behavior, it is impossible to identify life as a material, or substance, that can be added to or subtracted from the organism.

It provides a general high - throughput approach to identify genes that enhance the fitness of microbes over time as they grow in complex living organisms,» says Georg Gerber, one of the lead authors on the study, and Assistant Professor at Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Ingber is recognized as a pioneer of the emerging field of biologically inspired engineering, and oversees efforts at the Wyss Institute that strive to identify the mechanisms that living organisms use to self - assemble, and to apply these principles to develop advanced materials and devices for healthcare and the environment.