suppression
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Unlike traditional opioids, SR-17018 does not cause breathing suppression or tolerance.
From Science Daily
For years, researchers have questioned whether methyl groups, tiny chemical clusters that collect on DNA, merely show up where genes are already turned off or whether they are the direct cause of gene suppression.
From Science Daily
He added that "such a deep suppression was a clear sign of destructive interference, and it had to be caused by something near the emitters."
From Science Daily
Yet they play key roles in immune regulation, metabolism, disease suppression, stress reduction, and ecosystem stability.
From Science Daily
About eight million Venezuelans have fled the grinding poverty and political suppression of their homeland.
From Barron's
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