capillary

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Another experimental therapy, the DNA aptamer BC007, removes G-protein-coupled-receptor auto-antibodies and reversed fatigue and poor capillary blood flow in a single patient, though larger trials are still needed.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

This effect is also seen in the microcapillaries of plants, where water transport occurs thanks to a combination of capillary pressure and natural evaporation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Water can work its way under the door threshold via capillary attraction, wind or even negative slope on the exterior landing, causing water to run toward the room.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Researchers used to assume these birds relied on capillary action—the tendency of a liquid to flow up a narrow tube—to take in nectar.

From Science Magazine • May 24, 2023

Light flickered on bits of ruby glass and on sensitive capillary hairs in the nylon-brushed nostrils of the creature that quivered gently, gently, gently, its eight legs spidered under it on rubber-padded paws.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury