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[O'Neill is restrained, in anticipation of a symbiont's introduction]
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Similarly, in symbioses between members of different species, it may pay an organism to sacrifice resources for the benefit of a symbiont with which it has a long-term relationship, as its long-term welfare may be heavily dependent on the symbiont's welfare.
Biological Altruism Okasha, Samir 2008
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It wasn't the sadness in Bashir's voice that worried Daxit was the underlying wash of bitterness that told her he blamed himself for the symbiont's long-overdue death.
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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I'm not sure the symbiont's going to survive the stress of this voyage as it is.
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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But when he looked across the puzzlework of shadows toward the glowing mouth of the ICU and the absolute black of the symbiont's chamber, the clearest thought in his mind was the 1st Rule of Hippocrates Do no harm.
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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The cold spray of the penlight's beam danced crazily about the darkness as he ran for the symbiont's chamber.
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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The pleasure she heard in the ancient symbiont's voice confirmed what her physical contact with it had already told herit was not only coherent again, it was totally committed to carrying out T'Kreng's battle plan.
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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Dax spread her fingers across the front of the brine tank, catching a faint hint of the symbiont's electric sizzle through the transparent aluminum.
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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He was left with his hands dripping where he rested his elbows on the lip of the symbiont's tank, blinking across the contraption at the stocky figure hovering just inside the isolation unit's door.
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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With a jolt of terror, Dax wondered if she was sharing the old symbiont's death throes.
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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