shells
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Viruses store and protect their genetic material within organized protein shells known as capsids.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
In the same year, Russia had two-and-a-half times more artillery pieces and shells than Ukraine.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
More than a dozen police personnel were deployed at each of the container checkpoints, equipped with protective shields, batons and tear gas shells.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
This type of aquaculture also has a low carbon footprint and the shells function as a form of carbon capture, according to a 2020 paper by the scientific journal Nature Food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He used these cowry shells for fashion one fishing lure he named Kalokuna.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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