barrier
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But scientists have been working for a couple of decades on a clever way to transport these big molecules through the blood brain barrier.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Goodrich called it “the clearest statement yet from inside Huawei that they have accepted they can’t break through the EUV barrier on any meaningful near-term horizon.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Marshals clamber over the barrier at Portier to attend to the damaged McLaren of Ayrton Senna, who crashed out of the lead in 1988 when leading by about 50 seconds.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
They found that adding the amino acid methionine to the animals' diet protected them from wasting, blood-brain barrier problems, and death linked to inflammation.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
There are many layers of tissue, bone, and skin to keep it protected from the outside, but there's also a "blood-brain barrier" that keeps out many substances circulating in the blood.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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