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In a series of experiments, Jennings repeatedly squirted an irritating red dye at some of these ciliated protists sourced from a nearby pond and observed how the organisms reacted.—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025 That’s what makes ciliated cells a major point of contact with environmental pollutants.—Paul McClure 03, New Atlas, 3 June 2025 It is already known that this type of tissue can aggregate into ciliated clumps.—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023 Researchers have already identified two types of nasal cells—goblet and ciliated cells—that are likely entry points for the virus.—Sara Harrison, National Geographic, 5 Aug. 2020
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