blocking
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In a SIRT6 knockout fly model, blocking the enzyme TDO2 led to a significant improvement in movement problems and reduced the formation of vacuoles, which are signs of brain tissue damage.
From Science Daily
Farbiarz last June issued a preliminary ruling blocking the government from using the foreign-policy ground, saying it was likely too vague for someone to know how to avoid running afoul of it.
After uncovering this hidden mechanism, the Northwestern team worked to create monoclonal antibodies capable of blocking it.
From Science Daily
It is clear that blocking the resolution was very important to these top officials.
From Los Angeles Times
Two colossal brutes were fighting in front of a stone building just ahead of us, blocking the route in either direction.
From Literature
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