biomolecule
noun
bio·mol·e·cule
ˌbī-ō-ˈmä-li-ˌkyül 
: an organic molecule and especially a macromolecule (such as a protein or nucleic acid) in living organisms
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West is the cofounder of Digital Biology, which is commercializing her Ph.D. research that involved tagging and reconstructing the locations of 10,000 unique biomolecules within a single tissue sample.
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Katie Jennings, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
By using small pieces of DNA as a barcode for other biomolecules, the researchers have harnessed the power of nanopore sequencing to identify dozens of different disease biomarkers in blood samples.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2023
On-and-off periods of water on Mars might have cooked up favorable conditions for chemical reactions that assemble compounds into biomolecules.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
Language models can be used to generate other classes of biomolecules, notably nucleic acids.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Scientists are also beginning to address the potential roles many other important biomolecules in the cell play in aging as well.
—Ellen Quarles, Fortune Well, 7 July 2023
The trees’ wood and bark contains a lot of cellulose, a large biomolecule made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 June 2023
In three new papers, researchers suggest magnetic minerals common on early Earth could have caused key biomolecules to accumulate on their surface in just one mirror image form, setting off a positive feedback that continued to favor the same form.
—Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 13 June 2023
Many of our favorite things are packed with a biomolecule called carbohydrates.
—Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
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Katie Jennings, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
By using small pieces of DNA as a barcode for other biomolecules, the researchers have harnessed the power of nanopore sequencing to identify dozens of different disease biomarkers in blood samples.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2023
On-and-off periods of water on Mars might have cooked up favorable conditions for chemical reactions that assemble compounds into biomolecules.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
Language models can be used to generate other classes of biomolecules, notably nucleic acids.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Scientists are also beginning to address the potential roles many other important biomolecules in the cell play in aging as well.
—Ellen Quarles, Fortune Well, 7 July 2023
The trees’ wood and bark contains a lot of cellulose, a large biomolecule made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 June 2023
In three new papers, researchers suggest magnetic minerals common on early Earth could have caused key biomolecules to accumulate on their surface in just one mirror image form, setting off a positive feedback that continued to favor the same form.
—Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 13 June 2023
Many of our favorite things are packed with a biomolecule called carbohydrates.
—Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
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1938, in the meaning defined above
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biomolecule
noun
bio·mol·e·cule
-ˈmäl-i-ˌkyü(ə)l
: an organic molecule and especially a macromolecule (as a protein or nucleic acid) in living organisms
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