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

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

One version of the molecule helped treat morning sickness in pregnant women, while its mirror image caused serious birth defects.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 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

Over a barely digested lunch, the three scientists realized that this intermediate molecule had to shuttle from the cell’s nucleus, where genes were stored, to the cytoplasm, where proteins were synthesized.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee