potent
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"That's one of the reasons why, normally, older individuals are not used as donors for bone marrow transplantation, because their stem cells are not as potent," Pinho said.
From Science Daily
The U.S. in 1959 sent the world’s third nuclear submarine there to pop up from under ice, delivering a potent warning to the Kremlin.
One year after winning 10 games with one of the league’s most potent offenses, they’ve regressed in pretty much every way.
Startup Lifordi Immunotherapeutics aims to bring a potent class of cancer treatments to patients with autoimmune diseases, the fruit of decades of research into combining antibodies and drugs.
Characters who could sharpen the story into something even more emotionally potent are left in the dust as mere stepping stones to propel the film’s central narrative.
From Salon
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