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A marine engineer by training, she started working at the canal in 1985 when it was controlled by the United States.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Having access to a preserved specimen had also meant an opportunity to examine authentic animal hair in a controlled and ethical way, he said, without needing to disturb a live animal.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Part of the money Walter invested in the deal came from the insurers he controlled, although that deal was vetted by state insurance regulators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Speaking at the same event, the head of open-source messaging application Signal, Meredith Whittaker, warned about AI being controlled by a handful of billionaires, but urged the audience "don't buy the hype".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The mathematics to model a trait controlled by five or seven genes, Fisher discovered, was not all that complex.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
