(a.) Not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever; having unlimited, or eternal, existance.
(a.) Connected with, or pertaining to immortability.
(a.) Destined to live in all ages of this world; abiding; exempt from oblivion; imperishable; as, immortal fame.
(a.) Great; excessive; grievous.
(n.) One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death, decay, or annihilation.
Example Sentences:
(1) In keratinocyte lines immortalized by E7 alone, the p53 half-life was found to be similar to that in non-transformed cells; however, it decreased to approximately 1 h following supertransfection of an E6 gene.
(2) This has been accomplished by insertion of a desired gene into a pre-existing immortal cell or by immortalizing primary cells.
(3) The proliferation of this cell type may represent an escape from the senescence pathway and progression to immortal tumor cells.
(4) The large T antigen from both of these viruses can immortalize primary rat embryo fibroblasts.
(5) Normal and E1A-immortalized rat fetal intestinal epithelial SLC-11 cells were compared for the characteristics of the 35S-labeled proteoglycans isolated from their cell-associated and secreted fractions.
(6) Hybrids obtained following fusion of normal human diploid fibroblasts with different immortal human cell lines exhibited limited division potential.
(7) Cell lines established directly from adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma patients or immortalized by human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) in vitro that do not produce complete HTLV virions were characterized both for the content of viral proteins and for the presence of trans-acting factors activating gene expression under the control of the HTLV long terminal repeat.
(8) Significantly, their derivation demonstrates the feasibility of immortalizing differentiated neurons by targeting tumorigenesis in transgenic mice to specific neurons of the CNS.
(9) We report on the use of human B lymphocytes immortalized by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as targets for transformation by the c-Ha-ras oncogene of bladder carcinoma cells T24.
(10) Mutagenesis of a diploid human fibroblast strain, KD, with the chemical carcinogen 4 nitroquinolin-1-oxide led to the isolation of stably immortalized neoplastic substrains.
(11) Spontaneous outgrowth of immortalized Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infected B-cell clones will occur from cultures of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) of some persons with a history of EBV infection.
(12) We have analyzed the antisperm antibody production of autoimmunized male subjects using Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) immortalization of B lymphocytes.
(13) We suggest that the temporal pattern of HSP70 expression during S phase, the nuclear localization, and activation by trans-acting immortalizing proteins indicate a role for HSP70 in the nucleus of replicating cells.
(14) We have previously reported that adenovirus E1a mutants lacking the C-terminal 61 or 67 amino acids were severely defective in immortalization, but cooperated more efficiently (than wt E1a) with activated T24 ras oncogene in transformation of primary rat kidney (BRK) cells (Subramanian et al., 1989; Oncogene, 4:415-420).
(15) Diazepam and medazepam exposure of immortal and low passage number cells resulted in the formation of monopolar mitotic spindles and subsequent metaphase arrest.
(16) In order to elucidate the role of c-myc oncogene activation in B cell malignancy, the phenotypic changes caused by the expression of c-myc oncogenes in human B lymphoblastoid cells immortalized by Epstein-Barr virus were analyzed.
(17) In contrast, we detected no immortalized colonies when we transfected the cells with DNA of five other early-region deletion mutants that do not make stable truncated forms of T antigen.
(18) Celebrities from Justin Bieber to Spike Lee were on hand for the opening of a spectacle that mixes circus tricks with the music of the late King of Pop – a pairing that has already proved lucrative for Cirque on the road with the arena show, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour .
(19) Unlike the mitogen-stimulated Schwann cells, whose proliferation could be inhibited completely, the immortalized and transformed Schwann cell types were nearly unresponsive to the antiproliferative activity.
(20) After dexamethasone removal, immortal cells divided once or twice and then accumulated in G1.
Virtuous
Definition:
(a.) Possessing or exhibiting virtue.
(a.) Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave.
(a.) Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent.
(a.) Having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action.
(a.) Chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women.
Example Sentences:
(1) To stand virtuously in the grandstand looking down upon a world whose best efforts in inevitably imperfect times can never match your own exalted standards is a definition of irrelevance, not virtue.
(2) We insist that its citizens ought to be more virtuous versions of ourselves; when they fall short, our rage is terrible.
(3) Louise Glück’s prose-poem collection, Faithful and Virtuous Night , won for poetry.
(4) The zesty, citrus whiff of oranges freshens up the January kitchen, drawing a line under heavy celebratory food, and lighting up the virtuous, but enticing path to a lighter, healthier diet.
(5) In theory, there is a virtuous commercial circle, with programming created and owned in-house, performing well on ITV, then making megabucks when it is sold around the world.
(6) Twenty-First Century Populism , edited by Daniele Albertazzi and Duncan McDonnell, describes how populism appeals to voters because it "pits a virtuous and homogenous people against… dangerous 'others' who together are depicted as depriving the sovereign people of their rights, values, prosperity, identity and voice".
(7) The virtuous part is expected to be sold to a private bidder after the general election.
(8) They were the virtuous rebels who rose in the name of all kinds of folk gurus and deities, including Mao Zedong, to fight corrupt officials and evil rulers, and restore morality.
(9) Jen (from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) In Ang Lee's gravity-defying martial arts romp, women take most of the major roles, virtuous or villainous.
(10) In this context, treating human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons is a virtuous act, which meets both patients' and society's health needs and affirms the moral mission of health care.
(11) If the reaction to another Gawker story last year, since taken down, that possibly outed an executive is any indication, most news outlets already think of themselves as better and more virtuous than Gawker – they would never stoop so low as to publish a sex tape in the first place.
(12) Assuming that caring is a virtue, it is concluded that ethically virtuous nurses must possess the caring attributes and demonstrate caring actions.
(13) It is a virtuous circle, on which the quality of teaching and the rigour of courses has no bearing.
(14) The expansive, leisurely poems in the new collection, Faithful and Virtuous Night, by Louise Glück, are interspersed with one-paragraph prose-poems – miniature parables often framed as personal anecdotes, like this week's choice, A Work of Fiction.
(15) Premier League locked in to virtuous circle and likely to stay on its perch | Sean Ingle Read more The 20-year-old, who moved to the Stade Vélodrome last summer from Nantes for £1m, has attracted attention for his performances this season despite his club struggling in mid-table in Ligue 1.
(16) These two second-order factors of Net Affect and Authoritarian Virtuousness are further discussed in light of their intrafactor and interfactor relationships.
(17) And how can we create a virtuous cycle whereby better employment practices and opportunities for career development feed into higher productivity?
(18) Business, the media and, ultimately, individuals are caught – and the un-virtuous circles continue.
(19) "You could put everything back into a community and create a virtuous cycle."
(20) In other times and places, anger is seen not just as part and parcel of life, but even as a virtuous emotion.