turned-on
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This is because DNA contains so-called enhancers, "switches" that ensure that the right genes are turned-on in the right cells at the right time.
From Science Daily
"Transporters work very differently than channels and, as such, the VSD is coupled to the sperm protein in a way that we have just never seen before, or even imagined. Its exciting to see how nature has done this and perhaps, in the future, we can learn from this to make synthetic proteins that can be turned-on by voltage or develop novel male contraceptives that work by blocking this protein," David Drew notes.
From Science Daily
While Megan and Dua keep singing, images are rapidly cut into the video: a hand crushing a cherry pie, an unzipped fly that frames a turned-on light switch, a face wrapped in webs.
From Los Angeles Times
The turned-on car somehow rolled forward, trapping Kosanovich between the two vehicles, local news outlet the Gothamist reported.
From Fox News
In December 2018, Dipsea began publishing erotica podcasts, saying, “We think it’s downright powerful for people to discover the most turned-on versions of themselves.”
From New York Times
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