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X, with its vast network of researchers, exerted a gravitational pull that drew them back.

Above a certain cell density, synNotch exerted a weaker effect and didn't produce the same patterns.

Ms Turnbull said he had exerted a "reign of terror" on her and her family.

The US scientists were the first to discover microRNAs and how they exerted control on how genes are expressed differently in different tissues.

Roberts exerted his influence in March this year, when he persuaded the other judges to rule that states could not unilaterally kick federal candidates from a ballot.