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• n  a state of surviving; remaining alive
• n  a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
• n  something that survives

• Emotions are a result of evolution: they cause organisms to act in ways that enable their survival.
• The death toll from an explosion at an illegal coal mine in central China rose to 42 Wednesday with another 37 men still trapped with little hope for survival.
• So the PSA screen may have helped artificially boost survival rates of this group.

• endurance
• survival of the fittest
• natural selection
• selection

News & Articles

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• Bristol-Myers Squibb and AbbVie Announce Progression-Free Survival Data from Phase 2 Open-Label Study of ...
  PRINCETON, N.J. & NORTH CHICAGO, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb and AbbVie Announce Progression-Free Survival Data from Phase 2 Open-Label Study of Investigational Agent Elotuzumab in Patients with Previously-Treated Multiple Myeloma
  June 15, 2013 - Business Wire
• Survival Alert: Brazil Dismantles Democracy in Assault on Indigenous Rights
  Survival Alert is a fortnightly update on the state of indigenous peoples around the world from Survival International. Founded in 1969, Survival International is the globe’s foremost organization working for tribal peoples rights.
  June 14, 2013 - Takepart.com via Yahoo! News
• Mustang Survival to close Elizabeth plant
  ELIZABETH, W.Va. -- Mustang Survival says it will close its plant in Elizabeth and consolidate operations with its facility in Spencer. The company says in a news release that workers at the Elizabeth plant will be offered an opportunity to transfer to the...
  June 13, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in BBC News
  In his weekly address, Mr Obama said that "today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation".
• Asif Ali Zardari in Reuters UK
  We're not doing anybody a favour,Zardari said. "We are aware of the fact it's ...... Taliban...... trying to take over the state of Pakistan. So, we're fighting for the survival of Pakistan. We're not fighting for the survival of anybody...
• President Bush in Indian Muslims
  In Iraq, an ally of the US is fighting for its survival. Terrorists and extremists who are at war with us around the world are seeking to topple Iraq's government, dominate the region and attack us here at home,Bush said.