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senescent

[si-nes-uhnt] / sɪˈnɛs ənt /


ADJECTIVE
obsolescent
Synonyms




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The researchers next asked whether removing senescent cells could help restore the intestine's ability to heal.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

In earlier studies, Amor Vegas and her team engineered immune cells known as anti-uPAR CAR T cells that selectively remove senescent cells in mice, leading to major improvements in the animals' metabolism.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

Beyond providing a tagging method, the research offered insight into the biology of senescent cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

The students brought their concept to their advisors and to researcher Darren Baker, Ph.D., whose work centers on senescent cell therapies.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

In one thin arm, threaded with veins in a kind of senescent bas-relief, was a basket.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy