chemical

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When lactate binds to this receptor, astrocytes become activated and release glutamate, a chemical messenger.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Fire Administration, potentially leading to a process known as thermal runaway, in which the battery ignites through a self-sustaining chemical reaction that is impossible to stop until it runs out on its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

One of the world’s biggest chemical companies aims to strike a new blow against hard-to-kill weeds that can cost farmers billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

They describe this as a chemical Goldilocks zone.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The chemical came in two forms—DNA and RNA, molecular cousins.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee