synthetic
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While many users take multiple peptides together in custom combinations, or “stacks,” there is no data on how different synthetic peptides interact with one another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
These synthetic systems, often called nanoreactors, bring together ideas from cell biology and nanotechnology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Prof Patrick Cai, chair of synthetic genomics at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, said the study was an "important milestone".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The industry remains focused on low-margin products such as T-shirts and jeans, while rivals have moved into higher-value segments made with synthetic fibre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He took me to a beauty salon, and we found a cheap wig—curly black synthetic hair.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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The contract allows for limited use of synthetics, under "unusual circumstances," when a generative AI system can be used to create a character who is not based on any actual person in the world.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
The more pricey polyester and other synthetics are, the more clothing and textile makers shift to cotton, prices of which have been depressed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration in 1999 recommended that garments made of cotton, wool, leather, and yes, even denim were preferable over synthetics.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2025
Biopesticides and other natural products are often less effective than synthetics, so it’s hard to use them the same way.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2025
Many people from the old organic movement argued that to put synthetics in a processed food and then call it organic was a fraud.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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