- plural of cell.
cells
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AI system parameters work like brain cells: the more a model has, the more knowledge it can store, making the count a shorthand for a model’s capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Brain cells continually pull material from the fluid around them, including nutrients, signaling molecules, and fragments of their own outer surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
After entering the cells, APP was cut into amyloid-B42, a toxic fragment strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Germanium for fiber optics, infrared optics, night vision and satellite solar cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Our understanding of genes has reached such a level of sophistication and depth that we are no longer studying and altering genes in test tubes, but in their native context in human cells.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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