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perturb

[per-turb] / pərˈtɜrb /


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"This technology lets us perturb hundreds to thousands of genes in parallel and then measure the detailed molecular changes in each individual cell," says Cao.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Some possible treatments have looked to block the origin of the itch to relieve the sensation, Gualdani said, “but it seems if we perturb this pathway, we also perturb eventual itch relief.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Overall, there's nothing here that would perturb a consumer.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

Maybe overactive immune cells continue to perturb the nervous system and nearby blood vessels.

From Scientific American • Feb. 14, 2023

The storm, and the resulting minor earth­quakes, did not perturb the meerkats in the least.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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