How to Use reverse transcriptase in a Sentence

reverse transcriptase

noun
  • One promising approach involves repurposing reverse transcriptase inhibitors, a class of drugs originally developed to treat HIV.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Claude spots hidden repeats One Claude agent focused on an unusual reverse transcriptase family and began examining the raw DNA surrounding it.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Commercialization of both reverse transcriptase (the RT) and PCR allowed scientists to develop the real-time monitoring of reaction progress for their own research.
    — ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • The agents collected more than 200,000 reverse transcriptases, identified about 3,500 candidate systems and eventually narrowed the field to 20 candidates for detailed reports.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • For example, Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, or TDF) is a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) associated with nephrotoxicity.
    — Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2025

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