biological mechanisms

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📖 Definitions

  1. The physical, chemical, and physiological processes or systems within living organisms that enable functions such as growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, and homeostasis.; The underlying molecular or cellular pathways (such as gene expression, signal transduction, or enzymatic reactions) that drive specific biological phenomena.

💬 Examples

  1. Researchers are studying the biological mechanisms behind aging to develop new therapies.

  2. The laureates successfully adapted these biological mechanisms for use in mammalian nervous systems.