mechanism
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It is the same mechanism behind Avastin, a drug approved more than two decades ago, and it carries real risks like bleeding, clots and high blood pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
They found Madagascar "hissing" cockroaches, a bulky insect named for its noisy defence mechanism, and dubia cockroaches, an invasive critter bred as a snack for pet lizards.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
To uncover the clock's mechanism, the researchers combined traditional molecular biology experiments with DNA sequencing, protein sequencing, and the artificial intelligence tool AlphaFold.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Food and Drug Administration via a new, fast-track approval mechanism that could take as little as two months.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The mechanism by which genes specify macroscopic anatomical features—limbs, organs, and structures—was the first to be deciphered.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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