colonies
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"Now we have a facility with established aged mouse colonies, which lowers the cost and time barriers to aging research," he said.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Because his bee boxes — the structures used to house his colonies — all burned, Teller’s costs will go up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The decrees, the first of which were written under Louis XIV, ruled over the lives of enslaved people in the colonies.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
On Feb. 4, 1794, while the country was convulsed in the violent political struggle known as the Terror, the National Convention abolished slavery in all French colonies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
There were no schools of fish or colonies of crabs or fronds of seaweed.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
