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molecule

[mol-uh-kyool] / ˈmɒl əˌkjul /


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The rotating molecule conducted electricity much more efficiently than it did when stationary, raising an important question about what was happening inside the tiny machine.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Although researchers could measure the current passing through the molecule, they needed simulations to determine what was happening at such an extraordinarily small scale.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Each toxin molecule paired with one receptor molecule, providing direct physical evidence of the connection.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Researchers suspected that another molecule was helping the toxin reach its target, but repeated attempts to identify it had failed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

A year to eighteen months of steady work might tell something more solid about the shape of the hemoglobin molecule.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

In addition, many of the molecules involved in cancer growth cannot currently be targeted by available medications.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

"This approach could be iterated upon with small molecules or other biologics that have better pharmacological properties," says White.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

However, they have not yet captured the exact experimental three-dimensional structure showing how the two molecules fit together.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

One of Chevron’s key areas of research is in advanced chemicals, which it uses to boost recovery of oil-and-gas molecules from its existing fields in places like the Permian, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Worse, the structure modeled by Watson and Crick was so tightly packed that it could not accommodate any significant number of water molecules.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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