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That resource, known as the 'Unified Human Gastrointestinal Genome catalogue', maps the genetic blueprints of microbes that live inside us.

From Science Daily

She’s known to bring a phone charger around.

From Los Angeles Times

Each stone has a sensor on it to ensure players release their grip on the handle before the thick green line that runs across the ice, known as the hog line.

From BBC

It features known comedians including actor and writer Sir Stephen Fry and Sue Perkins, and up-and-coming talent.

From BBC

The group is known by market players as the “national team,” and it functions as a market stabilization fund.

From The Wall Street Journal