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molecule

[mol-uh-kyool] / ˈmɒl əˌkyul /


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"We saw that the glycine molecules started reacting with each other to form peptides and water. This indicates that the same process occurs in interstellar space," Alfred Thomas Hopkinson says.

From Science Daily

Blocking the enzyme using a small molecule boosted muscle mass and endurance in older animals.

From Science Daily

They achieved this by either using a specially designed small molecule or by knocking out the gene responsible for making OTULIN.

From Science Daily

Dietary fibre is a chain of sugar molecules produced by plants that cannot be digested by humans.

From BBC

Winston Churchill once quipped that if he were the world’s dictator, he would “make it a criminal offense for anyone to go around bothering molecules. And the little atom would be left in peace forever.”

From The Wall Street Journal