molecule
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Two versions of the same molecule can have nearly identical chemical structures yet produce very different effects in the body.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
This reaction adds an oxygen atom to a type of organic molecule known as a ketone, converting it into an ester or lactone.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
The pair’s research relates to homochirality, which is the tendency of living systems to use just one of two possible mirror-image forms of a molecule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
By solving the mystery of chirality, Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai worked out how to design chemical reactions to produce much more of the desired version of a molecule.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The actual nature of the genetic code, it turns out, is astoundingly simple: there’s just one molecule that carries our hereditary information and just one code.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Conventional imaging techniques cannot easily distinguish individual lipid molecules, leaving a major gap in our understanding of the brain's chemical organization.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Because many biologically important molecules have left-handed and right-handed forms, carefully structured light could help scientists identify these differences with greater sensitivity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
These fatty molecules make up the membranes surrounding neurons, contribute to the myelin insulation that protects nerve fibers, and play important roles in communication between brain cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Gut bacteria can transform food components that would otherwise pass through the digestive system into molecules that the body can absorb and use for energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Maybe one of the molecules of iron from the corpse’s hemoglobin is in the strand of grass next to my ear.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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