nucleus
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All the matter around us -- including the protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of atoms -- are made of baryons.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
As the nucleus grows heavier and more unstable, it eventually breaks down into lighter and more stable forms.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
In that scenario the nucleus behaves like an "amnesiac nucleus," with no memory of how it was formed.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
Many of these enzymes are typically known for producing energy in mitochondria, yet researchers discovered them sitting on chromatin inside the cell nucleus.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
But an impact with a large comet, such as Hailey’s Comet, whose nucleus is perhaps twenty kilometers across, should occur only about once every billion years.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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