The Role and Therapeutic Potential of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Tumor Neovascularization by Branislava Janic, Ali S. Arbab

“…Numerous studies over the past decades demonstrated that neovascularization associated with tumor growth occurs via angiogenic and vasculogenic mechanisms that involve sprouting angiogenesis, intussusceptive angiogenesis, vessel co-option, vasculogenic mimicry, lymphangiogenesis, and the recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). …”
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Evolution of intrinsic disorder in the structural domains of viral and cellular proteomes by Fizza Mughal, Gustavo Caetano-Anollés

“…A biphasic spectrum of disorder versus proteome makeup captured the dichotomy in the evolutionary trajectories of viral and cellular ancestors, one following reductive evolution driven by viral spread of molecular wealth and the other following expansive evolutionary trends to advance functionality through massive domain-forming co-option of disordered loop regions.…”
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The commercial promotion of electronic cigarettes on social media and its influence on positive perceptions of vaping and vaping behaviours in Anglophone countries: A scoping revie... by L Chacon, G Mitchell, S Golder

“…There is ongoing scientific and policy debate about the role e-cigarettes play in tobacco control, with concerns centring around unknown long-term effects, and the potential industry co-option of harm reduction efforts, including marketing to youths. …”
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'Jami Chadiba Nahin' (We Will Not Leave this Land): Materiality and Imagination in Indigenous Land Ethics by Ananya Mishra

“…While I draw from American Environmental Studies to situate the materiality of Indigenous philosophies, the essay affirms the enabling mindfulness of metaphors and how they can inform and strengthen material claims in the negotiation for Indigenous political rights in India, and elsewhere, by resisting co-options of Indigeneity that accompany pitfalls of literality. …”
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