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senescent

[si-nes-uhnt] / sɪˈnɛs ənt /


ADJECTIVE
obsolescent
Synonyms




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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

One potential strategy for treating a wide range of illnesses involves targeting senescent cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

Meanwhile, several floors above, fellow graduate student Sarah Jachim, Ph.D., was studying senescent cells and aging in the lab of researcher Nathan LeBrasseur, Ph.D.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025

However, its discovery suggests that aptamers may help identify features unique to senescent cells.

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