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Recent Examples of encode Getting woolly The researchers selected a large variety of genes that affect mouse fur, from developmental regulators that alter the behavior of the follicle cells to the keratin genes that encode the primary structural component of the fur itself. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025 This allowed the researchers to encode the spin state at one end of the antimony atom’s spin sequence as a 0 and the spin state at the other end as a 1, with the six intermediate states serving as ancillary states. IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025 Scientists have traditionally believed that all the instructions a cell needs to become a particular type are encoded in its DNA. Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025 Read More: 5 Thought-Provoking Facts About Brain Function Implications for AI The research also showed that the rise and fall of speech is encoded much earlier in auditory processing than previously thought. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for encode

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