: a major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert)
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Each biome in the game’s world is a reflection of the journey through that anguish.
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
So maintaining a healthy gut biome through a balanced diet, probiotics and other lifestyle factors is crucial for promoting overall well-being.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Schindler said the hospital-grade technology can instantly detect, especially in hard to clean areas such as beneath fingernails and in and around jewelry and knuckles, gut biome molecules that can transmit norovirus, E. coli, salmonella, Hepatitis A, Listeria, and other common illnesses.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
The versatile, durable and cheap material is clogging the world’s oceans, leaching toxins into its biomes and contributing to climate change.
—Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
With an initial investment from each company of 20 million Brazilian reais ($4 million), the new company aims to restore and protect 4 million hectares of native forests in biomes such as the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado over the next 20 years, an area comparable to the size of Switzerland.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
This could mean the large-scale collapse of a biome that has for 65 million years has served as the Earth’s carbon sink, absorbing billions of tons of carbon while largely weathering changes in climate.
—Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Rosemary oil, tea tree oil and bisabolol join forces to soothe and balance the scalp biome for healthy hair.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Home to hundreds of endemic species and 28 million people, the biome is threatened by desertification in large part by an overpopulation of grazing animals.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Jan. 2024
Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
So maintaining a healthy gut biome through a balanced diet, probiotics and other lifestyle factors is crucial for promoting overall well-being.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Schindler said the hospital-grade technology can instantly detect, especially in hard to clean areas such as beneath fingernails and in and around jewelry and knuckles, gut biome molecules that can transmit norovirus, E. coli, salmonella, Hepatitis A, Listeria, and other common illnesses.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
The versatile, durable and cheap material is clogging the world’s oceans, leaching toxins into its biomes and contributing to climate change.
—Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
With an initial investment from each company of 20 million Brazilian reais ($4 million), the new company aims to restore and protect 4 million hectares of native forests in biomes such as the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado over the next 20 years, an area comparable to the size of Switzerland.
—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
This could mean the large-scale collapse of a biome that has for 65 million years has served as the Earth’s carbon sink, absorbing billions of tons of carbon while largely weathering changes in climate.
—Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
Rosemary oil, tea tree oil and bisabolol join forces to soothe and balance the scalp biome for healthy hair.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Home to hundreds of endemic species and 28 million people, the biome is threatened by desertification in large part by an overpopulation of grazing animals.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Jan. 2024
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biome
noun
bi·ome
ˈbī-ˌōm 
: a major type of ecological community
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