metabolism
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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
These receptors are important for maintaining healthy communication between neurons and supporting lipid metabolism.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
The approval expands AstraZeneca’s cardiovascular, renal and metabolism portfolio shortly after diabetes drug Farxiga—its biggest product in that therapeutic area and the bestselling medicine in the company’s history—went off patent in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Normally, the protein works inside a cell's nucleus, switching genes on to drive cell growth and metabolism.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Each of the three microbiology experiments asked a different kind of question, but in all cases a question about Martian metabolism.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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