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
Novel material science also includes de novo chemical combinations for batteries that can store more energy with faster charge cycles and lighter weight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Researchers are, therefore, trying to recreate them or to design so-called de novo proteins that do not occur in nature.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
“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
Writing has evolved de novo only a few times in human history, in areas that had been the earliest sites of the rise of food production in their respective regions.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
