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After identifying the neurons responsible for the response, they genetically modified those cells so they could be activated with blue light.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The internal slogan of Facebook used to be “move fast and break things,” before it was modified to “move fast with stable infrastructure.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
It’s a step up from the previous Starship test, which included deploying 20 Starlink simulators and two modified satellites.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
It uses a common cold virus that infects chimpanzees that has been genetically modified to make it safe.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Useless was the intervention of José Arcadio Buendía, who had modified his first impression of Pietro Crespi and admired his ability in the manipulation of musical machines.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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"Feeding the World"
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Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 1
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Part 1 Vocabulary (Unit 2)
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