microscopic
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To investigate, the researchers turned their attention to mitochondria, the microscopic structures responsible for supplying much of the energy that cells need to function.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Svetz cites camrips and microscopic theatrical windows as factors that have both hindered cinema and strengthened its unique selling points, and he’s completely right.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
The snails were seen feeding on diatoms, microscopic algae that grow on rock surfaces, and they also consumed fish food supplied by the researchers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
During the streak, he has thrown 51 innings and allowed just four earned runs, for a microscopic ERA of 0.71.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
It had been four years since he and Emilio Segre had crossed the Berkeley campus with a bucket of ether infused with microscopic quantities of plutonium and suspended from a long wooden pole.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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