long-lived
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Tissue resident macrophages are unusually long-lived cells that settle into organs during fetal development.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Here’s a brief compendium of some of those appearances, forgotten or well-remembered, in series short- or long-lived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Garden designer Ann-Marie Powell created test beds of long-lived plants happy in high temperatures, including Siskiyou Pink plants, native to the southern United States.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
My wife’s female relatives, however, have generally been quite long-lived, often living into their 90s while retaining clear minds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Darwin’s “considerable relief” could not have been long-lived; he would soon be awoken from his “mad dream.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
