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microscopic

adjective as in tiny, almost undetectable

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In the study, the scientists observed that these microscopic tubes, known as nanotubes, primarily formed to help neurons expel toxic small molecules such as amyloid-beta.

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Using the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans, Professor Spang's team showed that specific RNA molecules found in food can improve the worms' health in later life.

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When stressed in hotter ocean waters, corals expel the microscopic algae that provides their distinct colour and food source.

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Their findings point to a connection between this disorientation and long-term exposure to harmful compounds produced by cyanobacteria -- microscopic organisms that thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters.

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Smaller than a grain of dust and shaped like minute discs, coccolithophores are microscopic ocean dwellers with an outsized influence on the planet’s climate.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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