encapsulate
verb (used with object)
to place in or as if in a capsule.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Other scientific groups are encapsulating genetically engineered EPO-producing cells in man-made biological carriers and implanting these microbioreactors into tissue, where they deliver a controlled low-dose supply of the hormone.
From Time Magazine Archive
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