fingered

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But this week, ecologists fingered another factor in such storms: the disappearance of biocrust, a microbial mat that coats dryland soil and helps keep dust in place.

From Science Magazine

Six months later, journalist Joe Klein confessed to being the author after the Post fingered him through handwriting analysis of an annotated manuscript it had obtained.

From Seattle Times

Cantor and other scientists are convinced the team has fingered the long-sought human counterparts to the rodent immune regulators.

From Science Magazine

Researchers have fingered other causes for cancer biology’s replication problem, such as variations in mouse colony microbiomes.

From Science Magazine

Darwin, in turn, was disgusted at having his snack fingered by a stranger.

From New York Times