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molecule

[mol-uh-kyool] / ˈmɒl əˌkjul /


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Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a two-part molecule that turns a major driver of B-cell lymphoma against the cancer cells that depend on it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 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 researchers discovered how nature exclusively makes the correct version of a molecule - rather than its mirror image.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The answer lies in the structure of the molecule.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Using biophysical techniques and crystallography, a method that allows scientists to determine the detailed three-dimensional structure of molecules, the team obtained a high-resolution view of how these plant receptors bind to fungal effectors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Specialized immune receptors can recognize these foreign molecules and trigger a protective response.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

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

“It’s made up of this many carbon molecules, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste


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