nucleus

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The concept behind MultiQ-IT emerged from long-term research on how molecules move in and out of a cell's nucleus through structures known as nuclear pore complexes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

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

Traditionally, scientists believed the tin nucleus simply released neutrons to cool down, effectively losing any trace of the earlier beta decay event.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

According to Grzywacz, the nucleus begins in an excited state and must release energy to stabilize.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

At the center of each of those atoms lies the nucleus, a mash-up of even smaller particles called protons and neutrons.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland