nutrient
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This sets off a chemical reaction freeing phosphorus, a primary nutrient for the algae, from the lake floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Insects pollinate more than 80 percent of wild plant species, serve as food for 60 percent of bird species, and support food webs, nutrient cycling, and global food production.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Those cells showed widespread changes in gene activity, including shifts in how they processed fuel, reacted to hormones, and detected nutrient availability.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Upping the nutrient is a frequent topic of conversation among users on social media, which Conagra has been closely monitoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
When I put the nutrient bottle back in the refrigerator, I grab a container of mustard.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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New blood vessel growth is equally important because healing tissue needs a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients as it rebuilds itself.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
All of these took a toll on the industry, but none of them proved as ruinous as citrus greening, a disease that clogs trees’ vascular systems, choking off water and nutrients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Root systems protect Lake Tahoe’s clarity by stabilizing soils that could erode, and uptaking nutrients that would feed algae in the lake,” Cowen wrote in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Normally, the gut barrier allows nutrients to pass into the body while helping prevent harmful bacteria from escaping the intestines.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
For Gey, the rotation was crucial: he believed that culture medium needed to be in constant motion, like blood and fluids in the body, which flow around cells, transporting waste and nutrients.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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