conserved

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"Finding that this protein fills the same role in yeast and plant cells suggests that it may be a highly conserved protein," Bartel said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

It raised the height of a dam to double its storage, built the desalination plant and acquired rights to a trove of conserved Colorado River water from a desert farming district.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Abroad, though, interest rates and inflation risks have shot up, fuel is being conserved, and economic forecasts are darkening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"These properties are relatively conserved in the evolutionary family tree of insects and can only be changed to a limited extent," Peters explains.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

Pecola still held her stomach muscles taut and conserved her breath.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison