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"Being able to trace signals back to their source is important because a positive blood test needs to be followed by imaging or other diagnostic procedures directed at the right organ," said Li.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

To identify the source of the outbreak, FDA officials conducted a traceback investigation — a process in which officials trace food that made people ill all the way back to the farm or production facility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

To trace the breadcrumbs of this tragedy, readers need critical context.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

The meteors can appear anywhere in the sky, but their path seems to trace back to the constellation Perseus, which rises in the north east and climbs higher during the night.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

In the back of his mind, Ekon thought of an old story, the tale of another old scholar of this temple who’d gone missing without a trace.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Product ecologist at Nature Metrics, Dr George Muscatt, said the eDNA was "tiny traces or fingerprints of DNA that species in that ecosystem have left behind".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

It’s well-known that all of the stock market’s net gain traces to a very small number of days.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

New research led by the University of Liverpool now provides strong evidence that some Mesozoic fossils, including dinosaur bones and teeth, can retain traces of those original organic materials.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

My perverse love for lip stuff traces back to when I was 4 and first tried on my grandmother’s Clinique lipstick in Raspberry Glace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

There was mud or worse streaked on my palms, and I wouldn’t be able to sit still until I had scrubbed away all traces.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

However, nearly all of that pattern can be traced to one particular group: the aculeate Hymenoptera, which includes stinging wasps, bees and ants.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

On Aug. 4, the Food and Drug Administration revealed that a salmonella outbreak traced back to contaminated jalapeños imported from Mexico had left hundreds of Americans sick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Ipswich's previous recruitment model can be traced back to their four seasons in League One.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The ultimate answer, he writes, can be traced back to the idea of “exceptionalism,” be it racial, national or any other variety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Oh, yes! They left Brighton together on Sunday night, and were traced almost to London, but not beyond; they are certainly not gone to Scotland.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Using isotope tracing in mice, rats and human cells, the researchers found that mammalian metabolism can produce many indole and phenol metabolites on its own.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

"These incidents have disrupted surveillance, case investigation, contact tracing, treatment and community engagements showing how attacks can undermine not only health services, but also the capacity to detect and contain outbreaks," said Musani.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

United Nations peacekeepers quickly set up a base to protect what remained of the treatment center, but few health workers have returned to work, disrupting contact tracing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

After a few blocks on Reseda, Papas turned back into the neighborhood centered around Etiwanda and started tracing loops across the blocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

With his good hand he touched his clan-tattoos, tracing the pair of fine dotted lines that followed each cheekbone.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver