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Inhibiting the enzyme disrupts DNA synthesis and, subsequently, causes the bacteria to die.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

Inhibiting or activating them changed the aging rate of the flies, suggesting that these neurons alter fly life span in response to perceiving dead flies.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2023

Inhibiting uptake of SAF is the cost of the fuel, which the GAO report cites as between two to eight times the cost of conventional jet fuel.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Inhibiting this is the widely held belief that more prestigious journals are less likely to accept a study that’s already in the public domain.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2016

In the case of headache, try the Pain Inhibiting first, then follow with sending the blood downward.

From The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath by Atkinson, William Walker