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Gaia hypothesis
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Gaia hypothesis, theory [ˈgaɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the theory that the earth and everything on it constitutes a single self-regulating living entity
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Then there is Lovelock's famous Gaia Theory, that Earth is a single, self-regulating super-organism.
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Gaia theory suggests that the Earth and its natural cycles can be thought of like a living organism.
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