progenitor
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To investigate this process, the researchers studied developing mouse embryos and identified two different populations of brain progenitor cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Fat cells originate from precursor cells known as progenitor cells.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Jamie taught me what a best friend was,” said second baseman Richie Greenberg, another Feeney progenitor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
By pushing neural progenitor cells toward becoming neurons, vitamin K based compounds could one day contribute to strategies aimed at slowing, delaying, or potentially reversing parts of neurodegeneration.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
It makes the progenitor of all this group of insecticides, DDT, seem by comparison almost harmless.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Those animals were the progenitors of the vast Native American pony herds of later centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
As pop evolves, so have the progenitors of its modern sound.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
Its progenitors - who now can generate videos of literally anything in just a few minutes - have the potential to disrupt the lucrative influencer economy.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
The movie is peppered with homages to Korean artists throughout history who are seen today as the progenitors of contemporary K-pop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025
Many of these late-stage fruit trees posed a further problem in that their wild progenitors were the opposite of self-pollinating.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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