molecule

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This revealed that tuft cells were releasing acetylcholine, a signaling molecule typically associated with nerve cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

"We don't want side effects arising from poor-quality medicines and giving the molecule itself a bad name."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

On Friday the patent on semaglutide - the molecule behind Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic - expires in the country.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The reaction is highly selective, allowing chemists to change one specific part of a molecule without disturbing other sensitive areas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

I thus started wondering whether each DNA molecule consisted of two chains with identical base sequences held together by hydrogen bonds between pairs of identical bases.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson