protein synthesis
Americannoun
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Five hours later, the researchers took another muscle biopsy to measure how the meal and exercise together affected protein synthesis.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025
Understanding these fundamental processes holds great potential for developing new antibiotics that target these specific pathways in bacterial protein synthesis, according to the researchers.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2024
RNA is a nucleic acid, an organic compound found in living cells and viruses, which controls protein synthesis and the genetic makeup of many viruses.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024
Beyond the paper's immediate findings, dendritic-TurboID could also allow researchers to examine protein synthesis in other brain regions and apply the findings to different diseases.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
The surest means to purify the messenger intermediate was to halt protein synthesis abruptly—using a biochemical equivalent of a cold shower—and purify the shivering molecules associated with the ribosomes, thereby trapping the elusive Pimpernel.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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