cell
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The initiator caspase switches on, but the pathway then stalls before the executioner caspases can complete the destruction of the cell.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
On that winter morning at the Red Rock Correctional Center in Lawton, Oklahoma, Walters was exiting his cell pod when guard Ronnie Sloan approached to deliver the unexpected message.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Working with mouse neurons, they found evidence that a familiar picture of brain cell anatomy may overlook an important feature of the cells' signal-carrying extensions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Another survivor told the state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, at his residence that their cell was overcrowded and they were ordered to stand so they could fit.
From Barron's
The cell was deep and narrow, scarcely wider than the door.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The airship’s 242 tons were lifted by more than 7 million cubic feet of hydrogen, held in 16 large fabric bags, or cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"We observed that although the initiator caspase is activated in these cells, the cellular death process stops there and does not progress to the next stage," Arama explains.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
In cancer, however, the same survival advantage could allow dangerous cells to persist despite treatment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Their study, published in Nature Communications, points to a surprising role for caspases, enzymes best known for helping destroy cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
All complex animals have nerve cells, but no animal has as many nerve cells as humans do.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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