DNA

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Since then, Avis has retained much of its meme-stock DNA, according to Joseph Saluzzi of Themis Trading, who noted its high volume of short interest, a relatively small float and an explosion of trading volume.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Lawyers for the pair told a hearing earlier this year that facial recognition was "similar to a DNA profile".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Another molecule containing nitrogen "is a precursor to how DNA is eventually built," she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

We may have even fundamentally changed the organization’s DNA so that it and its affiliates decline to attack the U.S.—even when provided a chance.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

In the ceramics discovered, residues preserved within them for thousands of years held DNA.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler