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Those modifications cause the histones to loosen their grip on DNA, opening up access for transcription factors that are needed to turn genes on.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
She also said that the European Union "remains ready to help turn today's fragile ceasefire into a durable peace, based on a two-state solution."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
During frigid weather, gas plants without adequate supply turn to burning oil, which is expensive and not exactly clean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Put the three tabs side by side, and they turn out to be the same bet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
I turn on the one next to her, crank it to almost scalding, and squeeze some shampoo from the dispenser into my hand.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a two-part molecule that turns a major driver of B-cell lymphoma against the cancer cells that depend on it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
If not, later turns out to be closing time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
My sister mixes the mild with queso until it turns a muted pink.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
He spent much of the weekend holed up in Wilkinson’s Washington offices, where lawyers took turns role-playing as the judge and peppering lawyers with the toughest questions they could devise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Whatever the reason, Phineas turns his head to glance over his right shoulder.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
To accomplish this, they turned to a technique known as chemically induced proximity, which uses chemical connections to bring together molecules that normally interact only rarely, if at all.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
An incinerator scheme to help clean up the ecological catastrophe turned out to be a vast multi-million-dollar scam that included a "ghost" incinerator for the capital Tirana that was never built.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
He applied again in the spring semester—and was turned down once more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The broadcaster, who turned 100 earlier this year, narrates the new six-part series exploring the darkest depths of the world's oceans, produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
He took a page from the badger’s book and turned the conversation on her.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Jorge Galindo, director of the Centre for Economic Policy at Esade business school, said the 2008 global financial crash was a turning point for the Spanish housing market.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
"We regret to announce that Maricarmen passed away today," the Madrid Tenants' Union said in a statement, adding that her situation marked "a turning point in the history of this country".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
He also has experience managing intellectual property and turning brands into movies and TV shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I was having children, I was turning things down and my agent said, ‘Eva Marie, you’ll never be a superstar’ and I said, ‘I don’t want to be a superstar,’” she often recounted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I love this,” he said, bursting into a chuckle before turning to the dour-looking officer next to him.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
