resistant
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Resistant bacteria represent one of today's most serious global health threats.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
Resistant starch has also been shown to help insulin work better by increasing insulin sensitivity somewhat.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2024
The seismic code has undergone a number of significant changes in the decades since, most notably through the Building Standard Law of 1950 and the New Earthquake Resistant Building Standards Amendment in 1981.
From National Geographic • Jan. 4, 2024
Resistant starch, found in pulses, bananas and cooked-and-cooled pasta, rice and potatoes is one surprising source of fermentable, prebiotic “fiber.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023
Resistant houseflies may have the stable-fly habit of sitting still in one place, thus greatly reducing the frequency of their contact with residues of poison.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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