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LY-156,735

Ly-156,735 is a very complicated-sounding name for a little bit of a thing that scientists use to study things that are even smaller than it!

You see, everything in the world is made up of tiny little things called atoms, and sometimes even smaller things within those atoms. And sometimes, scientists want to learn more about those teeny-tiny things.

That's where ly-156,735 comes in. It's a type of molecule that scientists use kinda like a magnifying glass for these tiny things. By adding ly-156,735 to something they want to study, like a cell, they can get a closer look at all the tiny details inside.

It's sort of like how you might use a magnifying glass to get a better look at a tiny ant or a flower petal. But instead of a glass lens, scientists use ly-156,735.

And even though the name is really long and hard to say, it's just a special code that scientists use to tell each other exactly what kind of molecule they're using. Kind of like a secret password!