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molecular

[muh-lek-yuh-ler] / məˈlɛk jə lər /
ADJECTIVE
microscopic
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These receptors are molecular grips on immune cells that help them stick to blood vessels, enter tissues, and reach infections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

To understand how that feature changes RNA's behavior, the researchers used temperature controlled microscopy, small angle X ray scattering and molecular dynamics simulations performed by the Joseph group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, wrote that his company’s large language model Claude had found “a molecular machine that we suspect could represent a new gene editing mechanism.”

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

In the youngest systems, where material is still falling onto the central star, the researchers detected powerful jets along with broad winds containing both molecular and atomic gas.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

While the molecular description of the gene clarified the mechanism of the transmission of heredity, it only deepened the puzzle that had preoccupied Thomas Morgan in the 1920s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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