molecule

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That causes the molecule to crack into hydrogen and ethylene, the basic building block of plastics such as polyethylene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

MiR-93 is a small RNA molecule found in liver cells that controls the activity of certain genes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

"In Alzheimer's mice treated with the molecule, disease progression was markedly slowed," states Dr. Jing Yan, formerly part of Prof. Bading's team and now with FundaMental Pharma.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 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

It might be a microbe, a strand of lost nucleic acid, a molecule of enzyme, or a nameless hairless little being with sharp gray eyes.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas