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"Then, the cell quickly prunes and filters many of those loops out when it enters G1."

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It can provide new insights into the pathways of medicines through the body, or how to make effective biosensors, or water filters.

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Despite his books containing magical objects, talking animals and mythical griffins, he insists he is "writing about the real world through a little filter".

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It's a long-term project - and even if fruitful, it may be some time before the effect - if at all - filters through to grocery bills.

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“Marjorie Prime” has its own trauma plot, though the architecture of the play filters the family dynamics through a conceptual lens.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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