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Salk

Salk proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Salk

  1. A surname.
    • A study published in 2016 by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, showed signs of aging could be expunged in genetically aged mice, exposed for a short time to four main Yamanaka factors, without erasing the cells’ identity.2022 June 2, Sandee LaMotte, “The ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans”, in CNN

Questions about Salk

What does Salk mean?
Salk means a surname.
What part of speech is Salk?
Salk is a proper noun.

Words near Salk in the dictionary

  1. Saljūqian
  2. Saljūqians
  3. Saljūqid
  4. Saljūqids
  5. Saljūqs
  6. Salk
  7. Salkeld
  8. Salkelds
  9. Salla
  10. Salla disease
  11. sallabad

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