specimen
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He studied sweat ducts—healthy ones and his own—and discovered that in a CF specimen the sodium and the chloride that make up salt were not re-integrating after being processed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Remarkably, evidence of that ancient meal survived in fossilized feces, preserving what researchers describe as the finest feather specimen yet discovered from the age of dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
He then contacted various specialists and formed a multidisciplinary group to study the specimen.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The prime specimen here is the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, which was empaneled under former California Treasurer Phil Angelides to report on the financial meltdown of 2007-2008.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
One spindly specimen stood in for everything she had been up until this moment.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
To solve the mystery, she joined forces with other researchers from around the world to investigate the family history of tiger cats, using DNA from living animals and museum specimens.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
She suggested that Schroeder examine some of the undescribed specimens as part of her dissertation, according to the news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
"The sheer volume of specimens we have coming in is our problem," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
He examined the original specimens - known as "types" - that had been collected in Ecuador during the 19th century and preserved in the museum ever since.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
This marked the beginning of Roosevelt’s collection of wildlife specimens.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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