toxic
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The cells subsequently showed signs of damage caused by the toxic drug, providing proof that the approach could generate a cancer-fighting substance directly within its intended target.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Instead of delivering toxic drugs throughout the body, their experimental approach uses carbon monoxide released by cancer cells to manufacture anticancer compounds directly inside the cells themselves.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Their long-term goal is to replace the direct delivery of toxic drugs with relatively harmless compounds that become active only after entering cancer cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
"It was a toxic term about extreme competitiveness, the urge to dominate. People then started to use it ironically and teasingly."
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Hundreds of them scuttled along the coast, removing any toxic dust they found.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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The others include rules governing mercury and air toxics; polymers and resins; rubber tires; copper smelting; and coal power, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
"Both in Spokane and New York City, regardless of the setting -- how large or small the cities are -- these air toxics appear to be influencing asthma among children," she said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
The amount of toxics these females have circulating to pass on to their children through gestation and lactation is partially dependent on their nutritional state.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Lawn equipment also contributed to a litany of other air toxics, such as formaldehyde and benzene, according to the report, which is titled “Lawn Care Goes Electric.”
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2023
We expanded every community's right to know about toxics that threaten their children.
From State of the Union Address by William Jefferson Clinton
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