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mechanism

[mek-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm /




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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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