unharmed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The results suggest that tagging the antibody could help doctors detect cancers that contain this protein and determine which patients might respond to therapies designed to target EphA2-positive tumor cells while leaving healthy tissue unharmed.
From Science Daily
Researchers are working to design therapies that strike cancer cells more precisely while leaving normal tissues unharmed.
From Science Daily
Before we went, though, I checked on Lorren’s book—it was unharmed—and then we hurried across the street.
From Literature
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The material activates two separate chemical reactions once inside a tumor cell, overwhelming it with oxidative stress while leaving surrounding healthy tissue unharmed.
From Science Daily
Messi appeared unharmed and made his way over to the other side of the pitch as security reinforcements arrived.
From BBC
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