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

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

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

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

The exact X-ray data should help us go ahead much faster with the more subtly constructed DNA molecule.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson