cell
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Because of recurrent health problems, he is currently under house arrest rather than in a cell, but he has been prohibited from posting on social media or making public statements.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“I don’t think he should have given out Tom’s cell phone number,” Kennedy added.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Nuclear receptors respond to substances such as hormones, vitamins, and lipids, then influence cell behavior by switching genes "on" and "off."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Due to recurrent health problems, he is currently under house arrest rather than in a cell, but he has had restrictions imposed on him prohibiting him from posting on social media or making public statements.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“She’s got the cell phone with her, doesn’t she?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A trio of researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics and discoveries on how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviors in the living brain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A protein best known for helping cells and tissues stay connected has another unexpected role.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
The trio won the prize for their work on optogenetics and discoveries on how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Next, the team introduced fat droplets that contained no protein at all but carried a signal normally displayed on the surface of dying cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
He glanced around his cell and quickly spotted her staring at him from the next cell over, just to the left of the floating will-o’-the-wisp globe that eerily lit the cells.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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