metabolism
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The study adds to a growing view of type 2 diabetes as a disease shaped by both metabolism and the immune system.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Obesity is known to affect much more than body weight and metabolism.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
To better understand the broader impact of the discovery, the researchers studied the effects of leucine metabolism in the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The team also examined human lung cancer cells and discovered that some cancer related mutations affecting leucine metabolism appeared to improve cancer cell survival.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Meanwhile, its metabolism slowed almost to a halt, it had drifted off into a trance.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing metabolism
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Power Suffix: -ism
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"Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center," Vocabulary from the speech
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