cell line
noun
: a cell culture selected for uniformity from a cell population derived from a usually homogeneous tissue source (such as an organ)
a newly established cell line derived from a human endometrial carcinoma—
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Two of those cell lines are already available for research or clinical use, and the CiRA Foundation, where Yamanaka serves as president, started shipping them last year to academia and companies promoting regenerative medicine.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors also claimed that Combs has engaged in witness tampering from behind bars by making three-way calls and using other inmates’ cell lines.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
Such cell lines would be gene-edited to be matched to patients, to obviate a strong need for immunosuppressants.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit Monday against two large pharmaceutical companies, alleging the firms have profited from exploiting the Baltimore County woman’s cell line.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors also claimed that Combs has engaged in witness tampering from behind bars by making three-way calls and using other inmates’ cell lines.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
Such cell lines would be gene-edited to be matched to patients, to obviate a strong need for immunosuppressants.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The family of Henrietta Lacks filed a lawsuit Monday against two large pharmaceutical companies, alleging the firms have profited from exploiting the Baltimore County woman’s cell line.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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cell line
noun
: a cell culture selected for uniformity from a cell population derived from a usually homogeneous tissue source (as an organ)
a newly established cell line derived from human endometrial carcinoma—Biological Abstracts
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