cell fusion
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cell fusion
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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"We were surprised to see that Burkholderia can spread not only by inducing cell fusion but also by directly moving from cell to cell," explains first author Dr. Miro Plum.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
Equipped with the T6SS nanomachine, Burkholderia bacteria can pursue a dual strategy: cell fusion and directly moving from one cell to another.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024
Most important, if they inhibited the creation of polyploid cells by tinkering with genes needed for chromosome doubling or cell fusion, wounds failed to heal.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 23, 2023
Penner focused on the backbones of the proteins that undergo the most change during cell fusion and entry.
From Scientific American • May 19, 2020
The new phenomenon of cell fusion, a laboratory trick on which much of today’s science of molecular genetics relies for its data, is the simplest and most spectacular symbol of the tendency.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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