Adding RNase L to a cell triggers cell suicide, suggesting the enzyme may prevent viruses from spreading, and may help suppress tumors by preventing cells from multiplying out of control.
Chemical compounds that have been developed for cancer chemotherapy destroy cancer cells by preventing them from multiplying.
Dr. Morton's initial idea was to remove tumors from patients and then reinject them after they were subjected to X-rays to prevent them from multiplying.
Those species that did colonize the islands found many unoccupied ecological niches, local environments suited to sustaining them and lacking predators that would prevent them from multiplying.
Sugar is thought to draw water away from wounds and prevent bacteria from multiplying.
Antibiotics target key life functions in bacteria, killing them or preventing them from multiplying.
This makes me less likely to fuel my negative thoughts; thus, preventing them from multiplying and taking over my consciousness.
Once the bacterium has invaded the CSF, little can prevent it from multiplying because there is almost no complement fractions and the immunoglobulin concentration is very low.
p53 thereby prevents cells from multiplying damaged DNA via the production of p21, which interacts with a cell division-stimulating protein (cdk2).
Promptly refrigerate or freeze all perishable groceries to prevent harmful organisms from multiplying.
