Molecular
adjective
Relating to molecules.
The molecular structure of the DNA molecule is a double helix.
Often appears as...
- molecular structure
- molecular biology
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Academic, Technical
adjective
Smallest possible amount that can exist independently.
They are doing research at the molecular level to understand the disease better.
Often appears as...
- molecular level
- molecular research
adjective
Including or using the study of molecules.
She's studying molecular genetics at college.
Often appears as...
- molecular genetics
- molecular study
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Relating to molecules.
The molecular structure of the DNA molecule is a double helix.
Often appears as...
- molecular structure
- molecular biology
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
adjective
Smallest possible amount that can exist independently.
They are doing research at the molecular level to understand the disease better.
Often appears as...
- molecular level
- molecular research
adjective
Including or using the study of molecules.
She's studying molecular genetics at college.
Often appears as...
- molecular genetics
- molecular study
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'molecular' to evoke a mental image of tiny, detailed structures.
Artists are exploring molecular designs in their micro-art sculptures.
Pro Tip 2/3Science Specific
'Molecular' is typically used in scientific contexts, rarely in everyday speech.
He gave a talk on the molecular composition of essential oils.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
It's often used to describe concepts that aren't physically seen but are scientifically understood.
Molecular interactions play a key role in drug development.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'molecular' to evoke a mental image of tiny, detailed structures.
Artists are exploring molecular designs in their micro-art sculptures.
Pro Tip 2/3Science Specific
'Molecular' is typically used in scientific contexts, rarely in everyday speech.
He gave a talk on the molecular composition of essential oils.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
It's often used to describe concepts that aren't physically seen but are scientifically understood.
Molecular interactions play a key role in drug development.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Use 'molecular' to evoke a mental image of tiny, detailed structures.
Artists are exploring molecular designs in their micro-art sculptures.
Pro Tip 2/3Science Specific
'Molecular' is typically used in scientific contexts, rarely in everyday speech.
He gave a talk on the molecular composition of essential oils.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
It's often used to describe concepts that aren't physically seen but are scientifically understood.
Molecular interactions play a key role in drug development.
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John Bohannon: Dance vs....
But the experiment is not the end of the story, because you still have to transmit that knowledge to other people. I have a Ph.D in molecular biology. I still barely understand what most scientists are talking about. So as my friend was trying to explain that experiment, it seemed like the more he said,
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The chemistry of cold...
In chemistry, energetics deals with the attractive and repulsive forces between particles at the molecular level. This scale is so small that there are more water molecules in a single glass than there are known stars in the universe. And all of these trillions of molecules are
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Creating a Bio-Industrial...
life is really good at this so there's a bunch of people biologists who study molting and who studies the shedding of skin it's timed degradation here's John Warner and he's making polymers again plastics were the raw materials the building blocks have little molecular
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Making waves: The power...
and pretend that your molecular self can plunge deep down into the water column. In these colder depths, the comparative lack of solar warmth makes water molecules sluggish, meaning they can sit quite still at high concentrations. No jostling here. But seeking relief
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Why is it so hard to...
adjusting their molecular and cellular characteristics to survive under stress. When they're bombarded by radiation or chemotherapy, some cancer cells can effectively switch on protective shields against whatever's attacking them by changing their gene expression.
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The invisible motion of...
and speed up. These hotter, faster-moving molecules emit infrared radiation in all directions, including back to Earth, warming it. Does all this molecular motion ever stop? You might think that would happen at absolute zero, the coldest possible temperature.
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What is the Smallest...
limit on the smallest size of life single-cell life needs to be big enough to accommodate all the molecular machinery of life and that size ultimately depends on the basic laws of physics it depends on the size of molecules which depends on the size of
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At what moment are you...
And research into cryonics hopes to achieve the same by freezing dying people and reviving them later when newer technology is able to help them. See, if the cells are frozen, there's very little molecular movement, and diffusion practically stops.
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Searching for the...
miles or more an area roughly twice the size of manhattan to find enough prey to sustain itself but prosing is used to solving complicated problems he was working on a phd in molecular ecology before deciding to become a wildlife photographer
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Why don't oil and water...
on a very, very, very small scale, the molecular level. To give you a sense of this scale, in one glass of water, there are more molecules than known stars in the universe. Now, all of these molecules are in constant motion,
Video examples
John Bohannon: Dance vs....
But the experiment is not the end of the story, because you still have to transmit that knowledge to other people. I have a Ph.D in molecular biology. I still barely understand what most scientists are talking about. So as my friend was trying to explain that experiment, it seemed like the more he said,
Video examples
The chemistry of cold...
In chemistry, energetics deals with the attractive and repulsive forces between particles at the molecular level. This scale is so small that there are more water molecules in a single glass than there are known stars in the universe. And all of these trillions of molecules are
Video examples
Creating a Bio-Industrial...
life is really good at this so there's a bunch of people biologists who study molting and who studies the shedding of skin it's timed degradation here's John Warner and he's making polymers again plastics were the raw materials the building blocks have little molecular
Video examples
Making waves: The power...
and pretend that your molecular self can plunge deep down into the water column. In these colder depths, the comparative lack of solar warmth makes water molecules sluggish, meaning they can sit quite still at high concentrations. No jostling here. But seeking relief
Video examples
Why is it so hard to...
adjusting their molecular and cellular characteristics to survive under stress. When they're bombarded by radiation or chemotherapy, some cancer cells can effectively switch on protective shields against whatever's attacking them by changing their gene expression.
Video examples
The invisible motion of...
and speed up. These hotter, faster-moving molecules emit infrared radiation in all directions, including back to Earth, warming it. Does all this molecular motion ever stop? You might think that would happen at absolute zero, the coldest possible temperature.
Video examples
What is the Smallest...
limit on the smallest size of life single-cell life needs to be big enough to accommodate all the molecular machinery of life and that size ultimately depends on the basic laws of physics it depends on the size of molecules which depends on the size of
Video examples
At what moment are you...
And research into cryonics hopes to achieve the same by freezing dying people and reviving them later when newer technology is able to help them. See, if the cells are frozen, there's very little molecular movement, and diffusion practically stops.
Video examples
Searching for the...
miles or more an area roughly twice the size of manhattan to find enough prey to sustain itself but prosing is used to solving complicated problems he was working on a phd in molecular ecology before deciding to become a wildlife photographer
Video examples
Why don't oil and water...
on a very, very, very small scale, the molecular level. To give you a sense of this scale, in one glass of water, there are more molecules than known stars in the universe. Now, all of these molecules are in constant motion,
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Patrick Soon-Shiong
South African Businessman
The idea would be in my mind - and I know it sounds strange - is that the most important advances in medicine would be made not by new knowledge in molecular biology, because that's exceeding what we can even use. It'll be made by mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, figuring out a way to get all that information together.
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Karl Landsteiner
Austrian Scientist
Owing to the difficulty of dealing with substances of high molecular weight we are still a long way from having determined the chemical characteristics and the constitution of proteins, which are regarded as the principal con-stituents of living organisms.
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Christian de Duve
Belgian Scientist
What I was concerned with was life: what are the major features that are common to all living organisms that subtly define life. So I looked at the whole problem as a chemist, as a biochemist, and as a molecular biologist.
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Nina Fedoroff
American Scientist
New molecular methods that add or modify genes can protect plants from diseases and pests and improve crops in ways that are both more environmentally benign and beyond the capability of older methods.
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Richard J. Roberts
English Scientist
Much of my work in biology has been driven by my early training in chemistry. When studying a new chemical compound, the first and most important thing is to determine its detailed molecular structure.
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Ryoji Noyori
Japanese Scientist
Molecular chirality plays a key role in science and technology. In particular, life depends on molecular chirality in that many biological functions are inherently dissymmetric.
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K. Eric Drexler
American Scientist
The really big difference is that what you make with a molecular machine can be completely precise, down to the tiniest degree of detail that can exist in the world.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
I wanted to rewrite the code of life, to make new molecular machines that would solve human problems.
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Homaro Cantu
American Inventor
A molecular gastronomist is really just someone who explores the world of science and food.
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John Pople
English Scientist
I was a close observer of the developments in molecular biology.
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Patrick Soon-Shiong
South African Businessman
The idea would be in my mind - and I know it sounds strange - is that the most important advances in medicine would be made not by new knowledge in molecular biology, because that's exceeding what we can even use. It'll be made by mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, figuring out a way to get all that information together.
Quote examples
Karl Landsteiner
Austrian Scientist
Owing to the difficulty of dealing with substances of high molecular weight we are still a long way from having determined the chemical characteristics and the constitution of proteins, which are regarded as the principal con-stituents of living organisms.
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Christian de Duve
Belgian Scientist
What I was concerned with was life: what are the major features that are common to all living organisms that subtly define life. So I looked at the whole problem as a chemist, as a biochemist, and as a molecular biologist.
Quote examples
Nina Fedoroff
American Scientist
New molecular methods that add or modify genes can protect plants from diseases and pests and improve crops in ways that are both more environmentally benign and beyond the capability of older methods.
Quote examples
Richard J. Roberts
English Scientist
Much of my work in biology has been driven by my early training in chemistry. When studying a new chemical compound, the first and most important thing is to determine its detailed molecular structure.
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Ryoji Noyori
Japanese Scientist
Molecular chirality plays a key role in science and technology. In particular, life depends on molecular chirality in that many biological functions are inherently dissymmetric.
Quote examples
K. Eric Drexler
American Scientist
The really big difference is that what you make with a molecular machine can be completely precise, down to the tiniest degree of detail that can exist in the world.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
I wanted to rewrite the code of life, to make new molecular machines that would solve human problems.
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Homaro Cantu
American Inventor
A molecular gastronomist is really just someone who explores the world of science and food.
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John Pople
English Scientist
I was a close observer of the developments in molecular biology.
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