functional
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The paper, titled "Single-nucleus chromatin accessibility profiling identifies cell types and functional variants contributing to major depression" by Anjali Chawla and Gustavo Turecki et al., was published in Nature Genetics.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Even couples who make it well into a marriage contend with all the perils born from romance gone stale, including the functional discord clumsily realized in the sight-gag metaphor of “The Miniature Wife.”
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
"The emergence of this behaviour in macaques is both a functional and cultural one, like nutcracking in chimps, except it is driven entirely by proximity to humans," said biological anthropologist Dr Sylvain Lemoine.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The guideline came from Paltrow’s years of conversations with functional doctors and nutritionists, where she asked questions like, “What are the allergens that tend to cause the most inflammation in people?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
So even if I had a functional EVA suit to leave the airlock with, I wouldn't have anywhere to go.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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