atlas
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“Just as an atlas is a collection of maps, linking together features of the land like altitude and location, AlphaGenome Atlas charts the molecular effects of DNA variants across the genome.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Using brain stroke as an example, Folkerth says the atlas has uncovered new features that could help doctors preserve brain tissue that is injured but not yet beyond repair, potentially improving patient outcomes.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
An agreeable companion on the page, Mr. McCarthy prefers scenic parkways to multilane highways and amusingly relies on a Rand McNally road atlas instead of phone-enabled navigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
A major breakthrough came from constructing a detailed genetic atlas that maps a range of CD8 T cell states.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026
One was an atlas, which I found opened naturally at England, as if that map had been much used.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
MRI-based atlases capture the brain's broad structure but not individual cells.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The researchers will release their brain atlases as open-source references and provide the multi-tier mapping approach as an out-of-the-box package.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025
They hold thousands of maps and atlases of everything from cave networks to mountain ranges to capital flows to the surface of the moon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Other anatomical atlases exist, but these illustrations had especially fine details, including of the nerves extending beyond the brain and spiral cord.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
“We shall have no more atlases covered in dust,” she said, in a voice so firm and resolute that, for once, the children found they had no choice but to do as they were told.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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