diff --git a/lib/core/environ.ex b/lib/core/environ.ex
index 4269918..d910d2d 100644
--- a/lib/core/environ.ex
+++ b/lib/core/environ.ex
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ defmodule Scopes.Core.Environ do
   end
 
   def setup({state, proc}, init_seq, proc_env \\ &proc_env/2) do
-    Registry.start_link(keys: :unique, name: cells())
+    Registry.start_link(keys: :duplicate, name: cells())
     env_scope = {%State{init_seq: init_seq}, proc_env, [], self()}
     env = Core.neuron(env_scope)
-    Actor.register(env, cells(), {:env, :c00})
+    #Actor.register(env, cells(), {:env, :c00})
+    register(env, {:env, :c00})
     msg = Shape.create([:csys, :zero], data: %{addr: {:csys, :c00, "0-0"}})
     scope = {state, proc, [], env}
     Core.create(msg, scope)
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ defmodule Scopes.Core.Environ do
     new = data.new
     addr = data[:addr]
     if addr do
-      Actor.register(new, cells(), addr)
+      #Actor.register(new, cells(), addr)
+      register(new, addr)
     end
     {step, seq} = List.pop_at(state.init_seq, 0)
     state1 = %State{init_seq: seq}
@@ -55,15 +57,30 @@ defmodule Scopes.Core.Environ do
   end
 
   # accessing cell registry
+  
+  def register(cell, {dom, cat}) do
+    Actor.register(cell, cells(), {dom, cat})
+  end
+
+  def register(cell, {dom, cat, item}) do
+    Actor.register(cell, cells(), {dom, cat}, item)
+  end
+
+  def get_cells(addr) do
+    case addr do
+      {dom, cat, item} -> Registry.match(cells(), {dom, cat}, item)
+      _ -> Registry.lookup(cells(), addr)
+    end
+  end
 
   def get_cell(addr) do
-    data = Registry.lookup(cells(), addr)
-    if data do
-      [{cell, _val}] = data
-      cell
-    else
+    cells = get_cells(addr)
+    if cells == [] do
       Logger.warning "No cell found at address #{inspect(addr)}!"
       nil
+    else
+      [{cell, _val}] = cells
+      cell
     end
   end