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cell

[sel] / sɛl /




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The lower surface stretches and bends around the dead cell, while the opposite side remains relatively unchanged.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Due to recurrent health problems, he is currently under house arrest rather than in a cell, but he has had restrictions imposed on him prohibiting him from posting on social media or making public statements.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I don’t think he should have given out Tom’s cell phone number,” Kennedy added.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Because of recurrent health problems, he is currently under house arrest rather than in a cell, but he has been prohibited from posting on social media or making public statements.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The alarm on my cell goes off, letting me know I’ve reached the one-hour mark.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

A trio of researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics and discoveries on how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviors in the living brain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Researchers have found that it also helps epithelial cells, which form continuous sealed layers throughout the body, engulf nearby dead cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

The trio won the prize for their work on optogenetics and discoveries on how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The researchers wanted to know whether E-cadherin and its partners were attaching to the dying cell in the same way they normally attach neighboring epithelial cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Not really. My DNA. My skin. That’s what you want to understand. My cells don’t make me who I am.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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