building block
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In a study published in Nature Communications, the researchers found that tubulin, a protein that serves as the building block of microtubules, may help prevent these toxic accumulations.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
Can Carleton be a building block player for a new franchise?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
It will be a building block and a key ingredient in every new “unicorn” — a company with a valuation of at least $1 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
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
This method is based on the slow decay of radioactive carbon 14, a very minor component of carbon, the ubiquitous building block of life, into the nonradioactive isotope nitrogen 14.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
