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Like similar sulfated polysaccharides, N50 F2 was able to not just interrupt the natural development of these cells, but helped trigger apoptosis – or programmed cell death.
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New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
And so most programmed cell death follows that path.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
If enough damage builds up, the cell surrenders and undergoes programmed cell death, or apoptosis.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 17 July 2023
Dostarlimab is an antibody that targets a protein called programmed cell death 1, or PD-1.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022
The researchers searched for markers of pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Since the developmental chicken penises were proliferating at the same rate as duck penises, the team instead looked at the rate of programmed cell death, called apoptosis.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
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New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
And so most programmed cell death follows that path.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
If enough damage builds up, the cell surrenders and undergoes programmed cell death, or apoptosis.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 17 July 2023
Dostarlimab is an antibody that targets a protein called programmed cell death 1, or PD-1.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022
The researchers searched for markers of pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
Since the developmental chicken penises were proliferating at the same rate as duck penises, the team instead looked at the rate of programmed cell death, called apoptosis.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
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“Programmed cell death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/programmed%20cell%20death. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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