Sentence examples for may function not from inspiring English sources

A recent study in Science found that the caffeine produced by many plants may function not only as a defense chemical, as had previously been thought, but in some cases as a psychoactive drug in their nectar.

The findings of the present study also lend experimental support to our hypothesis that NPRL2 may function not only as a prognostic biomarker for sensitivity to cisplatin, but also as a therapeutic agent for resensitizing nonresponding cancer cells to cisplatin.

Eyespots on the wings of giant silk moths and other Lepidoptera undoubtedly mimic eyes of mammalian predators – but here the eyes may function not to mimic their would-be predators, but to resemble a much larger animal, one sizable enough to be a threat to lepidopteran would-be predators.

Hence, our data shows that the TLRs may function not only as immune-stimulator to induce the innate response but also as receptors for damage-associated molecular patterns to promote wound repair and reformation of the epithelial bio-defense barrier, including the production of AMPs.

ZTDO therefore may function not just as a volatile attractant but also as an antagonistic host-derived developmental regulator.

Interestingly, miRNAs may function not only as novel biomarkers but also as potential therapeutic targets following cardiac arrest [ 80].

"While a replacement part may function similarly, it may not have the same shape," Mr. Reilly said.

Alternatively, aphentoypic alleles may affect a SUB function not revealed by our morphological analysis.

The members of subfamilies may share conserved functions not shared by other species.

Function may not be the main purpose of Belott's colorful collection of Stone Age calculators, but who even uses calculators anymore anyway?

The SIM card you use may not function anymore!