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

That means it can modify one region of a molecule while leaving other functional groups untouched.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

The testosterone hormone is probably what drives the increased production of that pain-resolving molecule, known as interleukin-10, the researchers found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The question was, how to put the strands together and make a model of an enigmatic molecule?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee