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modification

[mod-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌmɒd ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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“The sooner we snap out of our distaste for genetic modification, the better.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Reflection offers open-source AI models, allowing free download and modification, contrasting with proprietary models from OpenAI and Google.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

These results support the idea that this specific modification may play an important role in driving the pathway.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Once a bike crosses those thresholds through design or modification it is treated as an e-motorcycle and subject to the same requirements as a traditional motorcycle: a valid license, registration, insurance and a license plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

We have already seen that plant domestication involves the modification of wild plants so that they become more useful to humans by virtue of larger seeds, a less bitter taste, or other qualities.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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