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molecule

[mol-uh-kyool] / ˈmɒl əˌkjul /


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In particular, mitochondria in senescent cells produced increased amounts of acetyl-CoA, an important molecule involved in metabolism.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

“This drug can be made very cheap because it’s a small molecule, right? It can be aspirin,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

They engineered two versions of bacterial transistors that respond to a molecule called OC 6.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Each transistor also senses a second target molecule, OC 12.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The unbinding of one molecule of oxygen coordinately relaxes all the other clasps, like the crucial pin-piece pulled out from a child’s puzzle.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

When UroA activated the NLRP6 inflammasome in intestinal epithelial cells, it prompted the release of appropriate levels of molecules involved in normal intestinal function.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

That metabolic change alone, however, was not enough to explain why senescent cells continuously release inflammatory molecules.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

The issue centers on the inductive effect, a fundamental idea in structural organic chemistry used to describe how atoms influence the distribution of electrons within molecules.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

"They remain metabolically active and have an inflammatory program causing them to secrete inflammatory molecules."

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

In an instant, the molecules surrounding the spark burst into flame.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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