molecule

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That causes the molecule to crack into hydrogen and ethylene, the basic building block of plastics such as polyethylene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

MiR-93 is a small RNA molecule found in liver cells that controls the activity of certain genes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

This marks the first time this molecule has been clearly linked to how the disease develops and progresses.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 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

If they faced inside the chain, they would repel each other, forcing the molecule to fly apart in a nanosecond.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee