First recorded in 1955–60
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"Beyond imaging, a DNA color code could have very useful applications in data storage on DNA," says Tadija Keki?,
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
The volcano’s alert level was raised to warning status and the aviation color code went to red as scientists evaluate the eruption and associated hazards.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
It's not legislation to have to put on the front and color code it so that a busy working parent can decide.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2023
Two examples of topological codes are called the surface code and the color code.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 19, 2022
The mother had devised the color code to save time.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Adapting an approach commonly used by immunologists, the team was able to color-code individual particles within cells using antibodies and then sort them by color.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
Austin keeps a color-code chart tracking weapons shipments into the war zone, and keeps the president up to date with it, Sullivan added.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2022
As Shapiro rose to be a manager, he became fluent in the color-code vocabulary.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
You can color-code each item to make identifying different categories of products easy, and items the app does not already have can be typed in.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2016
I decided to color-code the list for each set of traits, marking a small dot next to the list entry.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2013
But "Category 1" ticket holders were placed in sections that, at one point, were color-coded as "Category 2," according to the report.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
The ratings will be color-coded, and companies that perform well on the tests will get a blue shield badge that signals they help reduce harmful content on the platform and their rules are clear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
Labubu hauls, Temu hauls, endless TikToks of nails clicking ASMR-style up and down a color-coded Stanley tumbler—it was a little hypnotic, a little horrifying.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
After the images are collected, software analyzes delicate patterns in the scattered light to generate color-coded maps of fiber orientation and density, known as microstructure-informed fiber orientation distributions.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2025
The tall cabinet behind him is a landscape of color-coded stacks of files.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
Intentional use of color-coding was very important to participants, increasing both their understanding and perception of credibility.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
This late-August morning, the Oregon air quality index, with a slightly different color-coding system than PurpleAir, has an “unhealthy” scarlet dot over our locale.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2023
For example, the "traffic light" color-coding system, which was introduced in 2013, aims to make it easier for consumers to know whether or not the foods they're eating are healthy for them.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2022
For this semester, the university has kept the color-coding, but adapted the guidelines to recognize that almost everyone is vaccinated, including 99 percent of students and 100 percent of the faculty.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2022
A note on insulation color-coding: Insulating plastic is color-coded to identify live/hot, neutral and ground wires but these codes vary around the world.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
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