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metabolomics

British  
/ mɪˈtæˌbəˈlɒmɪks /

noun

  1. the study of all the metabolites present in cells, tissues, and organs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Using an untargeted metabolomics assay, the scientists measured approximately 1,495 small molecules in blood serum.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

These findings were made possible through collaborations with the FBM's metabolomics and proteomics platforms, as well as with Prof. Owen Skinner's team at Northeastern University in the United States.

From Science Daily Apr. 20, 2026

Improving this limitation could have a major impact on fields such as single-cell proteomics and metabolomics, which aim to measure all proteins or metabolites within a single cell.

From Science Daily Mar. 25, 2026

Future paths of investigation the team has suggested include metabolomics work to discover chemical biomarkers related to skin aging, as well as meta-transcriptomics research into potential targets for genetic engineering.

From Science Daily Jan. 11, 2024

In their first application of reverse metabolomics, the scientists found hundreds of molecules that had never been observed in the human body before.

From Science Daily Dec. 5, 2023

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