basal
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"For decades, Parkinson's has been primarily associated with motor deficits and the basal ganglia," the part of the brain that controls muscle movements, Liu said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
At the same time, there was an increase in basal progenitor cells, which usually appear later as development progresses.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay shared his skin cancer diagnosis on social media, revealing that he had surgery to remove basal cell carcinoma.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
Ramsay announced earlier this week that he had basal cell carcinoma removed from his jaw in an Instagram post.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025
The centrioles and basal bodies are believed in some quarters to be semiautonomous organisms with their own separate genomes.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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