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

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

That means it can modify one region of a molecule while leaving other functional groups untouched.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Like the simplest of human tools—hammer, scythe, bellows, ladder, scissors—the function of the molecule can be entirely comprehended from its structure.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee