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The use of biological molecules such as enzymes and DNA to perform the functions of an electronic computer.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

“Not everyone can do molecular tests, whereas anyone can do a finger stick,” he says.
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I was lunching with an old friend at one of our favorite farm-to-table molecular gastronomy food trucks in Larchmont proper.
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He plans to build his artificial brain from entirely the bottom up, starting at the molecular level.
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Cas9 are the molecular scissors that cut out what he does not like: the normal CCR5 that welcomes in HIV.
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In his 1950 paper “Computing Machinery and Intelligence,” Turing asked, “Can machines think?”
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The earnings of a workman are the basis for computing the amount of compensation he is to receive for an injury.
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The molecular weight of alcohol in dilute aqueous solution is the same as in vapor form.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The weights themselves give us directly their gram-molecular or molar weights.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
Hence the number of grams of a given substance in a liter divided by its molecular weight represents its concentration.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The school's X-ray, an excellent one, had given him a complete picture of the molecular structure of the syrup.
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