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nucleus

[noo-klee-uhs, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli əs, ˈnyu- /


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"Targeting the brain with drugs is tricky because they act on the entire brain and not a selected region such as the parafacial nucleus," says Paton.

From Science Daily

Others stayed with us a day or a week, but these seven remained, the nucleus of our happy household.

From Literature

All the matter around us -- including the protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of atoms -- are made of baryons.

From Barron's

Gold cannot form until certain unstable atomic nuclei break apart.

From Science Daily

Many of these enzymes are typically known for producing energy in mitochondria, yet researchers discovered them sitting on chromatin inside the cell nucleus.

From Science Daily