enzyme
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Known as hormone-sensitive lipase, or HSL, the enzyme was thought to work mainly as the body's emergency fuel switch, helping release stored fat when energy runs low.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
DNA molecules in our skin have evolved so that they can repair their sun-contorted shape with the help of an enzyme called photolyase.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
"We were surprised by how flexible the enzyme turned out to be," said Jake Pedigo, lead author of the paper and a graduate student in the Bandarian lab.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
When vitamin B7 is not available, the enzyme stops working, and cell growth comes to a halt.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
It is my own feeling that the most successful line of research will be that taken by the men studying enzyme imbalances.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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