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physiology

[fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌfɪz iˈɒl ə dʒi /




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Instead, they combined microbial physiology, native enzyme purification, biochemistry and structural biology.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

“This is a sort of very direct way of getting at their physiology that’s not been possible before.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The thinking behind the trial is that the smaller ball will suit women's physiology and improve their skillset.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Heather Massey, a physiology professor at the University of Portsmouth who was involved in the floating study, says it's important to challenge those myths.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

However, it belongs to the same group of arthropods as the blue crab, has essentially the same physiology, and would presumably suffer the same effects.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

He and colleagues have established a lab colony of the Llullaillaco rodents and other high-altitude mice in Chile to study their unique physiologies.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 23, 2023

In another twist that invites multiple interpretations, the fleet-wide infection of Borg-altered DNA into the physiologies of Starfleet personnel only affects younger beings – in human terms, those 25 and under.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2023

Some members of the sisterhood have evolved unique physiologies to defend against disease.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 19, 2023

In other words, all athletes possess different physiologies, but when does the disparity become unfair?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

And we can, on occasion, deliberately alter some of these genes to change their functions, thereby resulting in altered human states, altered physiologies, and changed beings.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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