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An adaptation is a characteristic of an organism that has been favored by natural selection and increases the fitness of its possessor. The concept is central to biology, particularly in evolutionary biology. The Oxford Dictionary of Science defines adaptation as "Any change in the structure or functioning of an organism that makes it better suited to its environment". Adaptation is the change in... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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List of media adaptations of Journey to the West A loose adaptation starring Dicky Cheung, who also portrayed Sun Wukong in the 1996 TVB series.

Journey to the West A loose adaptation starring Dicky Cheung, who also portrayed Sun Wukong in the 1996 TVB series.

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Carl Sagan Sagan also wrote the best-selling science fiction novel Contact, but did not live to see the book's 1997 motion picture adaptation, which starred Jodie Foster and won the 1998 Hugo Award.

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Captain Hook Most notably, Cyril Ritchard played Captain Hook in the 1954 musical adaptation which starred Mary Martin as Peter Pan.

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Roger Christian (filmmaker) His biggest project to date was the big budget L. Ron Hubbard sci-fi adaptation Battlefield Earth (2000) starring John Travolta and Barry Pepper, which is largely considered a commercial and critical disaster, and as one of the "worst films ever made".

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Roger Christian (filmmaker) His biggest project to date was the big budget L. Ron Hubbard sci-fi adaptation Battlefield Earth (2000) starring John Travolta and Barry Pepper, which is largely considered a commercial and critical disaster, and as one of the "worst films ever made".

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Michael Radford Radford came to international attention with 1984, his adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, starring John Hurt as Winston Smith, and in which Richard Burton gave his final film performance.

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William Inge Polly Platt wrote the screenplay for the 1979 film adaptation starring Anne Heywood as Evelyn Wyckoff.

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The Green Hornet Inspired by the success of the Batman series, ABC brought The Green Hornet to television in 1966-67, an adaptation which introduced martial arts master Bruce Lee to American audiences as Kato and starred Van Williams as the Green Hornet.

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Harry Dresden Debuting on January 21, 2007, the Sci Fi Channel TV adaptation starred Paul Blackthorne as the eponymous wizard.

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Dreamgirls (film) The film adaptation of Dreamgirls stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson, who won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Effie White.

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Dreamgirls (film) The film adaptation of Dreamgirls stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson, who won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Effie White.

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Dreamgirls (film) The film adaptation of Dreamgirls stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson, who won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Effie White.

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Dreamgirls (film) The film adaptation of Dreamgirls stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson, who won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Effie White.

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Lark Rise to Candleford A ten-part BBC adaptation, starring Julia Sawalha, Olivia Hallinan, Brendan Coyle and Dawn French, began on BBC One in the UK on 13 January 2008.

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Lark Rise to Candleford A ten-part BBC adaptation, starring Julia Sawalha, Olivia Hallinan, Brendan Coyle and Dawn French, began on BBC One in the UK on 13 January 2008.

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Media portrayal of lesbianism A 1961 screen adaptation starred Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine.

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Lark Rise to Candleford A ten-part BBC adaptation, starring Julia Sawalha, Olivia Hallinan, Brendan Coyle and Dawn French, began on BBC One in the UK on 13 January 2008.

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All the President's Men (film) The film adaptation starred Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein, respectively; it was produced by Walter Coblenz, written by William Goldman and directed by Alan J. Pakula.

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All the President's Men (film) The film adaptation starred Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein, respectively; it was produced by Walter Coblenz, written by William Goldman and directed by Alan J. Pakula.

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The Other Boleyn Girl A 2008 feature film adaptation starred Scarlett Johansson as Mary, Natalie Portman as Anne, and Eric Bana as Henry VIII.

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The Other Boleyn Girl A 2008 feature film adaptation starred Scarlett Johansson as Mary, Natalie Portman as Anne, and Eric Bana as Henry VIII.

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The Other Boleyn Girl A 2008 feature film adaptation starred Scarlett Johansson as Mary, Natalie Portman as Anne, and Eric Bana as Henry VIII.

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The Pilgrim's Progress It was also the basis of a condensed radio adaptation starring John Gielgud, including, as background music, several excerpts from Vaughan Williams's orchestral works.

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Guy Doleman He is perhaps best known for his role as "Count Lippe" in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, and as "Colonel Ross" in the three film adaptations of Len Deighton's "Harry Palmer" novels, starring Michael Caine, in the 1960s.

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Twelfth Night In 1910, Vitagraph Studios released the silent short adaptation Twelfth Night starring actors Florence Turner, Julia Swayne Gordon and Marin Sais.

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Twelfth Night In 1910, Vitagraph Studios released the silent short adaptation Twelfth Night starring actors Florence Turner, Julia Swayne Gordon and Marin Sais.

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Twelfth Night In 1910, Vitagraph Studios released the silent short adaptation Twelfth Night starring actors Florence Turner, Julia Swayne Gordon and Marin Sais.

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Twelfth Night In 1910, Vitagraph Studios released the silent short adaptation Twelfth Night starring actors Florence Turner, Julia Swayne Gordon and Marin Sais.

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Pal Joey (musical) For the film adaptation starring Frank Sinatra, see Pal Joey.

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Lark Rise to Candleford A ten-part BBC adaptation, starring Julia Sawalha, Olivia Hallinan, Brendan Coyle and Dawn French, began on BBC One in the UK on 13 January 2008.

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Media portrayal of lesbianism A 1961 screen adaptation starred Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine.

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Romeo and Juliet Of Shakespeare's works, Romeo and Juliet has generated the most—and the most varied—adaptations, including prose and verse narratives, drama, opera, orchestral and choral music, ballet, film, television and painting.

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Romeo and Juliet Of Shakespeare's works, Romeo and Juliet has generated the most—and the most varied—adaptations, including prose and verse narratives, drama, opera, orchestral and choral music, ballet, film, television and painting.

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Adventure racing Adaptations for AR include mandatory and optional points and also borrowing from Rogaining, varying point values based on the check point location.

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Adventure racing Adaptations for AR include mandatory and optional points and also borrowing from Rogaining, varying point values based on the check point location.

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Slaughterhouse-Five The adaptation was written and directed by Eric Simonson and included actors Rick Snyder, Robert Breuler, and Deanna Dunagan.

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Slaughterhouse-Five The adaptation was written and directed by Eric Simonson and included actors Rick Snyder, Robert Breuler, and Deanna Dunagan.

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Slaughterhouse-Five The adaptation was written and directed by Eric Simonson and included actors Rick Snyder, Robert Breuler, and Deanna Dunagan.

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Slaughterhouse-Five The adaptation was written and directed by Eric Simonson and included actors Rick Snyder, Robert Breuler, and Deanna Dunagan.

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The Mikado Notable adaptations have included the following:

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Discworld Stage adaptations of Discworld novels have been performed on every continent in the world, including Antarctica.

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Takarazuka Revue Other manga adaptations include The Window of Orpheus, also by Ikeda, Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack and Phoenix, and Yasuko Aoike's El Halcón.

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Erwin Piscator Piscator's stage adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace has been played in some 16 countries since 1955, including three productions in New York.

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Abraham Van Helsing Notable actors to have portrayed Van Helsing in film adaptations of Dracula include:

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Blade Runner (This adaptation includes one possible explanation of the title's significance in story context: the narrative line, "Blade runner.

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Species (film) The comic adaptation, from Titan Books, included many scenes that were not in the film.

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Superhero Other early adaptations include novels starring the comic-strip hero The Phantom, starting with 1943's Son of the Phantom.

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One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e Other adaptations include four novels, and three drama CDs.

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Dr. Seuss Numerous adaptations of his work have been created, including eleven television specials, three feature films and a Broadway musical.

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Dr. Seuss Numerous adaptations of his work have been created, including eleven television specials, three feature films and a Broadway musical.

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Dr. Seuss Numerous adaptations of his work have been created, including eleven television specials, three feature films and a Broadway musical.

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Dracula Most adaptations do not include all the major characters from the novel.

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Naruto The English adaptation of the anime began airing on September 10, 2005.

Chaos;Head An anime adaptation of the visual novel has been announced and began airing in October 2008.

List of Naruto episodes The English adaptation of the anime began airing on September 10, 2005 on Cartoon Network's Toonami.

Hakushaku to Yōsei An anime adaptation of the light novels will begin airing in Japan.

Tales of the Abyss An animated TV adaptation of Tales of the Abyss, produced by Bandai Visual, Namco, and Sunrise Animation Studios, began airing on October 4, 2008 and is set to run for twenty-six episodes.

List of Bleach episodes (season 3) The English adaptation of the season began airing on July 21, 2007 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming bloc.

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Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai A manga adaptation based on the light novels drawn by Sakura Ikeda will begin serialization in ASCII Media Works' seinen magazine Dengeki G's Magazine on January 30, 2009.

Chaos;Head A second manga adaptation that focuses on Sena Aoi and Kozue Orihara began serialization in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on August 28, 2008.

Chaos;Head A third adaptation will begin serializing in Jive's shōnen manga magazine Comic Rush magazine on September 26, 2008.

Umineko no Naku Koro ni The first manga, an adaptation of Legend of the golden witch, began serialization in December 2007 in the Japanese manga magazine Gangan Powered, and is illustrated by Kei Natsumi.

Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun A manga adaptation, illustrated by Haiji Suzuro and Reiji Hamada, began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age in early 2007.

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Killshot (film) The film adaptation of the 1989 novel Killshot by Elmore Leonard began development as early as May 1997 under Miramax Films, who had optioned Leonard's novel.

Fahrenheit 451 In July 1994, a new film adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 began development with the studio Warner Bros. and actor Mel Gibson, who planned to star in the lead role.

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The Little Mermaid (1989 film) A stage adaptation of the film with a book by Doug Wright and additional songs by Alan Menken and new lyricist Glenn Slater opened in Denver in July 2007 and began performances on Broadway.

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    Adaptation

    An adaptation is a characteristic of an organism that has been favored by natural selection and increases the fitness of its possessor. The concept is central to biology, particularly in evolutionary biology.
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    Adaptation.

    Adaptation. is a 2002 comedy-drama satire film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. The film is based on Susan Orlean's book The Orchid Thief through self-referential events.
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    Adaptation (eye)

    In ocular physiology, adaptation is the ability of the eye to adjust to various levels of darkness and light. The human eye can function from very dark to very bright levels of light — its sensing capabilities reach across nine orders of magnitude.
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    Co-adaptation

    In biology, co-adaptation, or coadaptation refers to the mutual adaptation of:
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    Adaptation (disambiguation)

    Adaptation may refer to Adaptation, an anatomical structure, physiological process or behavioral trait that has evolved.
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    Film adaptation

    Change in adaptation is essential and practically unavoidable, mandated both by the constraints of time and medium, but how much is always a balance.
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    Neural adaptation

    More generally, neural adaptation refers to a temporary change of the neural response to a stimulus as the result of preceding stimulation.
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    Gaussian adaptation

    This is possible because the theorem of Gaussian adaptation is valid for any region of acceptability independent of the structure (Kjellström, 1996).
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    Adaptation to global warming

    Adaptation to global warming consists of initiatives and measures to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems against actual or expected climate change effects.
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    Alloplastic adaptation

    Alloplastic adaptation (from the Greek word allos) is a form of adaptation where the subject attempts to change the environment when faced with a difficult situation.

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