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referred to a genetic command imposed on an organism or species. Under the influence of a geas, an organism could be given a set of subconscious orders

was living, but in a way that was beyond the comprehension of biological organisms. Blurring the line between philosophy and science, neural physics was not

slipspace crates over small distances, the ability to transport living organisms remained out of reach for some time. Encounters with Promethean forces

Lifeworkers also used stasis fields to contain and preserve the various organisms they collected in the Conservation Measure. Related Forerunner technologies

Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to foodstuffs and fertilizers. Ammonia, either

they existed on a level beyond that of conventionally sapient biological organisms; they were described as "dreamers and makers whose minds transcended many

turrets have been set up. Serina: "Well, this is new... and scary. These organisms are...interesting. Our database has nothing on their origins - or, well

refer to the following: Flood - A species of highly virulent parasitic organisms that reproduce and grow by consuming sentient lifeforms of sufficient biomass

The Flood Super Cell's ability to consume and facilitate the use of an organism as an environment for its own prosperity closely parallels the abilities

The "tadpole" is a Flood organism encountered by a Covenant special operations team in the Forerunner gas mine in the atmosphere of Threshold. They were

feral aggression to coordinated conversion by creating specialised Flood organisms that network their individual intelligences. These key minds act as coordinators

iterations the interior was suspended in fractal slipspace, protecting organisms within from the Halos' destructive pulse. A prevalent variation of the

The Gigastaurozoa was an organism known to the Forerunners. Physically, the Gigastaurozoa resemble the Huragok, albeit with a significant difference in

example of the Forerunners' mastery of nanotechnology. Huragok are synthetic organisms, having no true tissues or organs but instead being composed entirely of

waiting for a potential food source to arrive. Upon contact with a suitable organism, they begin to mutate it in such a way as for it to begin incubating the

assemblages, known as subsistence gestalts. Each Lekgolo is an individual organism, about 1.4 meters long, with its own central nervous system. Lekgolo are

models of the Halo Array, which do not completely destroy the biomass of an organism and requires a solute to instantly decay the biomass into their component

within the Sentinel Wall. Although weak, one of these beams can harm an organism if they come in contact with it. Constructors can also play the role of

that destroys the nervous system of any life form within range. Simpler organisms lacking a neural system are unaffected, along with inanimate structures

some cases, biological beings. These remarkably helpful and docile pseudo-organisms are exceedingly patient, rarely communicate with other species, and are