isolate
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For example, the process often involves separating the insects by sex to isolate the males.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
"Our approach enabled us to isolate specific genetic and immune factors, then translate those signatures to human brain scans, showing that different connectivity patterns encode different mechanistic pathways underlying autism."
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Researchers who have tried to isolate the performance of momentum stocks have found reliable evidence that the strategy tends to outperform over time.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
More than a dozen Americans exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship earlier this spring might soon be allowed to leave a Nebraska quarantine unit and isolate at home for three more weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The 1880s saw two scientists, France’s Louis Pasteur and Germany’s Robert Koch, isolate various bacteria—extremely small one-celled creatures—living in animals and humans and link them to specific diseases.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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