intercalate

Unfortunately, it's difficult to identify in advance which of the many possible intercalated materials are stable, which necessitates a lot of trial-and-error lab work in product development.

The drift problem led to “intercalating” an extra month periodically to realign with lunar and solar cycles, Palaima said.

“The messenger RNA from the vaccine does not form a triple helix, and it certainly doesn’t intercalate with the DNA to form a triple helix in any way,” Kuritzkes said.

Eleri was diagnosed while studying a sports science degree at Bangor University in her intercalated year - where students complete another degree in a year.

These intercalating molecules seem to affect viral rather than bacterial DNA.