secretion
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This structure, known as the type 6 secretion system, or T6SS, helps the bacteria compete with other microbes and dominate the gut.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Instead, they travel along environmental and host surfaces using a specialized machine known as the type 9 secretion system, or T9SS.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
"We're engineering the body to mimic thymic factor secretion."
From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025
Novo’s cautious C-suite was ready to target Type 2 diabetes—an obvious choice, as GLP-1 augments insulin secretion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Perhaps the most immediately useful result of this exploration of insect secretion is the development of lures, or attractants.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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