cell line
nounDefinition of cell line
: 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 — Biol. Abstracts
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Doctors made a remarkable discovery about Lacks’ tumor: The cells remained alive and multiplied outside her body, creating the first immortal cell line. — Washington Post, "Cancer center would honor ‘immortal’ Henrietta Lacks," 16 Mar. 2018 The cervical cancer cells from Ms. Lacks are the oldest human cell line and have been growing since they were taken from her in 1951. — James Gorman, New York Times, "The Lost Dogs of the Americas," 5 July 2018 These cell lines represent eight presumably unrelated northern whites, Dr. Ryder said. — New York Times, "Scientists See Promise in Resurrecting These Rhinos That Are Nearly Extinct," 24 May 2018 Those cells became the first human cell line to reproduce outside the body. — Hollie Silverman, CNN, "The Smithsonian unveils a portrait of Henrietta Lacks, the black farmer whose cells led to medical miracles," 16 May 2018 With the cell line now the focus, raising money should be easier, says Nancy Kelley, a biotechnology lawyer who is co-leading the effort with Boeke and George Church, a genome scientist at Harvard Medical School in Boston. — Elie Dolgin, Scientific American, "Scientists Downsize Bold Plan to Make Human Genome from Scratch," 1 May 2018 The San Diego Zoo has 12 northern white rhino cell lines, and working with them on the gene level can furnish eggs with enormous genetic variety—an insurance policy against future inbreeding and genetic bottlenecks. — Daniel Fernandez, Smithsonian, "Can the Northern White Rhino Be Brought Back From the Brink of Extinction?," 22 May 2018 The toxin binds to and kills cells lining the blood vessels of the gut and kidney. — Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, "Source of tainted lettuce still mystery as Pa. leads biggest E. coli outbreak since 2006," 27 Apr. 2018 When the effort launched in 2016, the creation of a virus-resistant human cell line was listed as one of several pilot projects that would develop the technology to synthesize the full genome. — Elie Dolgin, Scientific American, "Scientists Downsize Bold Plan to Make Human Genome from Scratch," 1 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cell line.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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