incubator

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The corals spend months growing in an incubator before transplantation.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

When asked why, she claimed it reminded her of being a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit and touching her parents’ hands through the small opening in her incubator.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

"It was hard looking at her in the incubator... She was so fragile, small and precious," said Sarah.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Amos’s favorite idea incubator is the steam room after a workout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

An incubator is set way too high at thirty-seven degrees Celsius, which makes no sense for a defoliant to kill Sagan’s plant life for terra-forming.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera