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Recent Examples of homologous
For example, the FDA noted that heterologous boosters resulted in similar or higher serologic responses than did homologous boosters.
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Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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
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
Again, homologous boosting is when the booster is the same vaccine type as the primary series.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
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
The OriCiro Assembly Kit is a one-step process to assemble multiple DNA fragments to form a circular DNA molecule via the homologous overlapping ends.
—John Cumbers, Forbes, 6 July 2021
Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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
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
Again, homologous boosting is when the booster is the same vaccine type as the primary series.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
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
The OriCiro Assembly Kit is a one-step process to assemble multiple DNA fragments to form a circular DNA molecule via the homologous overlapping ends.
—John Cumbers, Forbes, 6 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homologous
Adjective
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This is analogous to what occurs with respect to ACIP’s recommendations for vaccines.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The process might be analogous to how amino acids spontaneously formed simple organic molecules roughly 4 billion years ago.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Epstein died in jail awaiting trial on related charges in 2019.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
25 July 2025
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The administration continues to stick by its stance on the files, but has called for federal courts to release grand jury testimony in related investigations including Maxwell's case.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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While midsize data centers typically use 300,000 gallons daily, comparable to consumption by 1,000 households, large-scale facilities such as those recently built or planned in Texas can consume as much as 4.5 million gallons daily.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Bangladesh and Sri Lanka now face 20 percent, down from the earlier 37 percent and 47 percent and now comparable to that for Vietnam’s 20 percent announced in July.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
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Mathematicians are close to applying this exactitude to homological mirror symmetry, a program that vastly extends string theory’s original idea of mirror symmetry.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Mar. 2017
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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 6 Aug. 2025.
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