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An experimental peptide
Some cells stop dividing but remain alive. Scientists call them senescent cells. Researchers designed FOXO4-DRI to study one way these cells resist their own built-in death process.
Based on: Laboratory research
What this does not prove: A designed research peptide is not the same as a naturally occurring protein.
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FOXO4-DRI
Researchers designed a peptide to investigate how senescent cells resist programmed cell death.
Evidence context: Experimental design
Important limit: This construct is not the same as naturally occurring FOXO4 protein.