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[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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The answers she found are powerful, like an enzyme to treat HIV that was found in a tree that was discovered because a researcher spoke Samoan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Under ordinary conditions, the enzyme temporarily cuts DNA strands to relieve twisting and tension generated by routine cellular activity before reconnecting them.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

In the new study, researchers used genome editing to switch off the gene responsible for producing dihydroflavonol 4-reductase, an enzyme involved in a critical step just before anthocyanins are formed in red lettuce.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

The study evaluated whether patients who didn’t respond to the standard-of-care therapy could be treated with riliprubart, which is designed to block an enzyme that drives key inflammatory mechanisms behind the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It is my own feeling that the most successful line of research will be that taken by the men studying enzyme imbalances.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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