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[sel] / sɛl /




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Authorities are attempting to make contact with 14 people whom they have failed to reach by cell phone but are not yet presumed missing, Sheriff John Nowels told a press conference Monday.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Wu used cell cultures to identify genes and proteins affected by declining arginine levels.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

As of Friday, tests showed Jackie was still anemic, and an elevated white blood cell count suggests that she is experiencing inflammation or an infection.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

Desta, located in another part of the prison, said there were 200 men in his cell crammed into an area designed for 90 people, with 45 bunk beds arranged around the walls.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

“Before we begin, I’ll have to ask you to turn that cell phone off,” she said.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

EPS8 and the signaling molecules associated with it have been preserved throughout evolution and are also found in human cells.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

It helps cells build proteins that carry out a wide range of biological processes.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

This allowed potentially dangerous cells to escape immune detection more easily.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

The researchers discovered that DNA breaks often appear in the same locations where cancer cells are driving growth-related genes most aggressively.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

This got Kepler thinking about two-dimensional six-cornered shapes and how they form a lattice: the cells of a honeycomb, or the seeds of a pomegranate.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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