atlas
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Other scientists say the atlas could also help neurosurgeons navigate the brainstem more safely.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
First held in 2018, the week stems from the island's involvement with an online atlas of wildlife.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
This atlas shows how these immune cells shift along a spectrum that runs from highly protective to severely impaired.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026
"What's remarkable is that this entire atlas was generated by a single graduate student," Cao says.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026
The overseas calls were killing me, so I invested in an atlas and a shelfful of almanacs and reference books.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
His meticulous survey takes in dozens of sources, from the obscure to the well-known: pamphlets to legal codes, sermons to atlases, maps, travel narratives, even journals kept by ships’ captains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
It has produced draft atlases of the brain and lung and researchers are working on the kidney, liver and heart.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
The Nazi atlases “were like documents of death. The atlases that Shiv is creating are really living, interactive tools to support life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
As a child, he wanted to learn about the world, poring over maps and atlases to learn the names of capital cities and mountains.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
I kept thinking about maps, like the way sometimes when I was a kid I would look at atlases, and just the looking was kind of like being somewhere else.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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