scaffolding
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Older APOE2 knock-in mice had smaller nucleoli, higher levels of the nuclear scaffolding protein Lamin A/C, and better-preserved heterochromatin in the hippocampus than mice carrying APOE3 or APOE4.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
The event was advertised almost exclusively offline, with flyers wheatpasted to construction scaffolding and guidebooks available at independent bookstores.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
They are the hidden scaffolding of social life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He has also hinted at changes to the North Portico's 200-year-old columns -- which are in the Ionic style and not his preferred, more ornate Corinthian style -- and have recently been covered by scaffolding.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
She thought about borrowing some metal scaffolding from above to use as a fire pole, but it was all bolted in place.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
