preferentially
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Tests in animal models showed that BifidoSumIL-2 preferentially gathered inside tumors, stimulated immune activity, and slowed the growth of pancreatic cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
"Glioblastoma is metabolically reprogrammed and expresses GLUT1 at three times the levels of normal brain tissue, so the particles preferentially accumulate in tumor tissue after crossing the blood-brain barrier," Olena Taratula said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The State Department, now run by former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, manages visa processing and has pledged to lower wait times but it has also said it will not treat soccer fans preferentially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
The color is due to Earth’s atmosphere acting as a lens and preferentially directing red and orange light onto the lunar surface, according to the Griffith Observatory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
We made sure that certain varieties, having properties we consider desirable, preferentially reproduced.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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