fission
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The article describing these findings titled, "A Cell-Based Model for Size Control in the Multiple Fission Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii," was published on November 9, 2023, in the journal Current Biology.
From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023
As he falls under suspicion for un-American activities Nolan uses a filter that cools the liveliness from the colors; these scenes are encapsulated under the heading of "Fission."
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2023
Fission generates no carbon dioxide, the primary global warming gas, although fossil fuels can be used in mining and refining uranium ore for reactors.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Fission reactions produce dangerous radiation and pollution that must be stored safely for thousands of years.
From NewsForKids.net • Dec. 14, 2022
Fission occurred even faster than expected in plutonium, causing a chain reaction to begin more quickly than in uranium.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing fission
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