de novo

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Interest in DGAT2 has grown because the enzyme plays a major role in de novo lipogenesis, the process the body uses to create fat in the liver.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

AI for the quantitative world is something else entirely, focusing on creating novel medical treatments, de novo material science, and advanced risk management and portfolio construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“Currently … it goes through a de novo review before an administrative law judge, which means a new body of records is created,” she explains.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 28, 2023

To quickly build a profile of the peptides in an unfamiliar cell, scientists have been using a method called de novo peptide sequencing, which uses mass spectrometry to rapidly analyze a new sample.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

The mitochondria do not arise de novo in cells; they are always there, replicating on their own, independently of the replication of the cell.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas