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Having signed for the film, Roth learned of son Cormac Roth’s diagnosis with stage 3 germ cell cancer in November 2021, just months before filming was due to take place in the Netherlands and Luxembourg in early 2022.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 July 2024
In December of last year, Hadley shared that he was diagnosed with seminoma cancer, a malignant germ cell tumor that is typically found in the testicle.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 22 June 2024
Paying Tribute to the Celebrities Who Have Died in 2024
Hadley first revealed in December 2023 that he was diagnosed with seminoma cancer —which is a malignant germ cell tumor that is typically found in the testicle, per the National Library of Medicine.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
Almost every major successful multicellular life form reproduces with germ cells.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
The results didn’t raise as big of a concern for gene therapy because the AAV vector showed a very low probability of integrating in germ cells.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
The dissertation examined how germ cells behaved in one animal.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
During normal chicken development, the primordial germ cells migrate through the circulatory system and reside in the developing gonad.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2023
But as the quality of the germ cells declines, there is no evolutionary reason to keep extending life span further; from evolution’s perspective, life exists to reproduce itself.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Germ cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/germ%20cell. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
germ cell
noun
: an egg or sperm cell or one of the cells from which they arise
Medical Definition
germ cell
noun
: an egg or sperm cell or one of their antecedent cells
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