Having spent most of his formative years in a cell, Daniel has become a mesmerizing and terrifying embodiment of the interior life.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Since DNA is the formative basis of cell structure and function, damage to the DNA molecule, or genes, can lead to its loss of integrity and early cell death.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Since the mid-'80s, scientists have been aware of new brain cell growth after the formative years, but have debated whether or not the new growth affects advanced functions such as memory.