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biosynthesis

[bahy-oh-sin-thuh-sis] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈsɪn θə sɪs /
NOUN
making chemicals in body
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For years, scientists have hoped to harness bacterial enzymes to create new drug variants through a process known as combinatorial biosynthesis.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

The findings were published in the journal Science Advances in the paper, "Pseudomonads associated to salt-stressed plants facilitate stress adaption of soybean through enhanced lignin biosynthesis."

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

The newly discovered mechanism of oil biosynthesis shows a way to bump that production back up.

From Science Daily Apr. 30, 2024

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise wouldn't make.

From Science Daily Apr. 30, 2024

Something you should understand: I’m not androgynous in the least. 5-alpha-reductase deficiency syndrome allows for normal biosynthesis and peripheral action of testosterone, in utero, neona- tally, and at puberty.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides



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