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metabolism

[muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm] / məˈtæb əˌlɪz əm /


NOUN
digestion
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Beyond its potential therapeutic applications, the research uncovered an unexpected connection between cellular metabolism and DNA repair.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

"Our results suggest that altered metabolism is a significant contributor to Alzheimer's progression and, in addition, addressing the metabolic defect could be an important complement to approaches focused on Alzheimer's plaques and tangles," Sun said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

One of the first changes they observed was reduced eating in infected mice, which suggested that the animals' metabolism had shifted.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The study brings together several well-established biological processes, including iron metabolism and communication between the immune and nervous systems, to help explain how animals may detect magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

He could not get out until the bones strewn around him grew back into living creatures; he had become joined to the metabolism of other lives, and until they rose he could not rise either.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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