homologous

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Recent Examples of homologous Another interesting recommendation from ACIP is to use vaccines from the same manufacturer (homologous vaccines). Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Brain probes conducted during virtual jaunts have uncovered many points that apply to the human brain also, which is homologous to the mouse brain, Dombeck notes. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2023 While the similarity could be just phenomenological, this indicates a possibility that mycelium networks transform information via interaction of spikes and trains of spikes in manner homologous to neurons. Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, 20 Oct. 2023 In general, these have shown it’s about as good as, and in some cases better than, a homologous regimen. Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2021 These include cutting the genome into fragments that can later be joined together or, more recently, using the ISA protocol, whereby overlapping fragments naturally come together in cells through homologous recombination: a phenomenon in which two DNA molecules exchange fragments. Virginie Courtier, Quartz, 4 June 2021
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Adjective
  • The possibility of the Justice Department releasing the emails upon Congressional order seven years later would have been an unlikely scenario for Karp to imagine, though ironically there was an analogous set of circumstances in the Gruden case.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Inoculation theory proposes that psychological inoculation – analogous to getting a medical vaccination – can immunize people against persuasive attacks.
    Bingbing Zhang, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The couple submitted a complaint to the oil division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry and is responsible for addressing related pollution.
    Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Two Lansing residents have been charged with murder, tampering with evidence and related charges after two bodies were separately found in Mid-Michigan during early 2025.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Regardless, a population of 213 unsheltered homeless people is comparable to, if somewhat higher than, the totals found in unincorporated areas during recent point-in-time counts, a separate method for quantifying the crisis that takes place once a year.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The average salary of a state employee in Oklahoma is significantly lower than comparable jobs in other sectors, according to a study by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
    Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoman, 15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • For the past three decades, he’s been focused on developing a program called homological mirror symmetry, which has its roots in string theory.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Sheridan, Sheel Ganatra and Timothy Perutz—is building on seminal ideas introduced in 1990s by Kontsevich related to his homological mirror symmetry conjecture.
    Kevin Hartnett, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2018

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“Homologous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homologous. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

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