mechanism
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The researchers believe this mechanism could be part of a broader pattern in plant biology.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
The DHX29-driven mechanism could influence important biological processes such as cell differentiation, maintaining cellular balance, and the development of cancer, suggesting wide-ranging significance.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
This advantage likely stems from its dual-agonist mechanism, targeting both GIP and GLP-1 receptors, whereas semaglutide targets only the latter.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Experts say rattlesnakes typically don’t bite unless they feel threatened and use their bite as a defense mechanism.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
In Darwin’s time, the most commonly accepted mechanism of heredity was a theory advanced by the eighteenth-century French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Power Suffix: -ism
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