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replication

[rep-li-kay-shuhn] / ˌrɛp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Approval should rest on targeted clinical studies showing comparable therapeutic benefit, not on demonstrating molecular replication of the reference drug, as in the large-molecule biosimilar paradigm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

To reach that goal, researchers need to know which viral proteins interact with human proteins, where those contacts occur, and how the virus uses them to support its own replication.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

A turquoise William Turnbull sculpture is between them, and another sculpture by Henry Moore is in the background, a seeming replication of Marcia’s stiff stance in her bright pink, floor-length dress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Using a cell-based screening system designed to identify regulators of replication stress responses, the team identified a small molecule called UNI418.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

During replication, DNA is, once again, copied using its image as a guide.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Across the board, the project revealed extremely high replicability rates of their social-behavioral findings, and no statistically significant evidence of decline over repeated replications.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023

Science is cumulative, and replications build its comprehensive and credible body.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 10, 2023

Indeed, vague protocols and uncooperative authors, among other problems, ultimately prevented RP:CB from completing replications for 30 of the 53 papers it had initially flagged, the team reports in two capstone papers in eLife.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2021

The typical replication period in a healthy person would be just a couple of weeks, instead of many months; fewer replications mean less opportunities for new mutations.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2021

And therefore, without replications, let's hear your catch, scholar; which I hope will be a good one, for you are both musical and have a good fancy to boot.

From The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton


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