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strand

[strand] / strænd /
NOUN
fine thread
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Scientists sequence the tumor to identify mutated proteins, which are also called neoantigens, and then create an mRNA strand using up to 34 of the neoantigens that they believe will produce the best immune response.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

In 2016, a boy was diagnosed with a strand of plague after handling a marmot in Russia’s Altai region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

One strand was not genuine, according to the ruling: the Fordham Arrangement.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

They also successfully simulated the behavior by treating each textile as a continuous material rather than attempting to model every individual strand of yarn.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

At first, Watson tried to jam the two helices together, with the A on one strand matched with an A on the other—like bases paired with like.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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