Data flows also differ greatly for 2G, 3G, and 4G devices, so simple averages of «typical cell phones» will mislead you, especially if you apply monthly data flows for 4G phones to the electricity intensity of 2G / 3G phones (as the Breakthrough Institute post and an associated email to the Time Magazine reporter appear to do). (thinkprogress.org)
As they fall deeper into the dark between the stars, the light sails would attempt to transmit their precious findings back to Earth using laser beams no more powerful than the signal from a typical cell phone. (scientificamerican.com)
In a typical cell, the expression of a gene coding for a protein involves two major steps — the coding of a messenger molecule called mRNA from the genetic information in DNA, followed by the translation of the mRNA's message into protein products at the cell's protein factories. (sciencedaily.com)