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nucleus

noun as in core; basis for something's

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"Further research will be required to establish the roles that cGAS may play in the nucleus in other organisms, both short- and long-lived, but the answer may be substantially more complex than originally predicted."

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The prosecution alleges that Hasina, 78, was "the nucleus around whom all the crimes committed during the July–August uprising revolved".

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The prosecution alleges that Hasina, 78, was "the nucleus around whom all the crimes committed during the July–August uprising revolved".

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That small blur marks the heart of the comet, made up of its icy, rocky nucleus surrounded by a glowing cloud called the coma.

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In collaboration with the Kennedy lab at Scripps, the team showed that the brain’s parabrachial nucleus can filter sensory input to quiet pain when immediate survival takes priority.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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