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As the immune response builds and tuft cells increase in number, they begin producing a slower, sustained release of the same signal.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026

In a separate study in Cell Reports, the team mapped the crystal structure of another group of proteins that is essential in tuft cell lung cancer.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2025

"He forgot the eyes at first, so we got him a carrot, put the nose on and he put some eyes on and gave it a little hair tuft," she explained.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025

In it is a tuft of Mason's hair and she then shows everyone his handprints, made following his death.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024

But he never took one tuft of fur from Mouse when winter came.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

There, I met Dan, an affable middle-aged fellow with gray tufts of hair, who was bustling around with a vacuum.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

All seven members - Maya, Juria, Hinata, Harvey, Cocona, Chisa and Jurin - are dressed in vibrant neon outfits that erupt with tufts of faux fur and intricate belt buckles.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

In the frosty air, with their starchy beards and extravagant ear tufts, they looked magisterial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

In South Korea, a playful green cartoon dinosaur named Dooly, known for the two small tufts of hair on his head, has been a favorite for generations.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026

You couldn't tell whether the person in the picture was a man or a woman, because their hair was shaved off and sprouted in bristly chicken-feather tufts all over their head.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath