cellular programming
nounUK /ˈseljələ ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /ˈseljələr ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/
Cellular programming is teaching cells what to do, like giving them tiny instructions.
Scientists use cellular programming to help cells fight sickness.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Writing computer code that runs on mobile phone networks.
The engineer worked on cellular programming for faster phone signals.
3. The way cells naturally follow instructions from their genes.
Cellular programming tells a stem cell what kind of cell to become.
4. Setting up rules for how a group of cells behaves together.
Their research on cellular programming showed how cells cooperate.