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mimicry

[mim-ik-ree] / ˈmɪm ɪk ri /




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"A novel aspect of the paper was our use of powerful mass spectrometry sequencing to identify molecular mimicry between the adenovirus vector protein and the PF4 culprit target," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

This mimicry was at the heart of his brilliant comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

When the patient's immune system attacks the bacteria, it may end up targeting the nerves as well – a process called molecular mimicry – leading to GBS.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

This AI slop, this soulless mimicry of human life, is accelerating the planet’s demise.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

Therefore I propose that someone with a keen sense of the theatrical, a talent for mimicry and improvising dialogue—a playwright, perhaps?—be engaged as an understudy to the ghost, as it were.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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