HealthAugust 13, 2026

culling

KUL-ing

Definition

The systematic removal or reduction of specific members from a larger group, often to maintain population balance or improve quality.

Etymology

Derived from the Middle English 'cullen,' meaning to gather or pick, which originates from the Latin 'colligere,' meaning to collect or assemble.

In the news

In the study, researchers performed a culling of specific neurons in the mice to observe how memory retention changed. This process allowed them to isolate the biological mechanisms of memory during artificial hibernation.

Memory may not work how we thought, study of mice in artificial hibernation finds

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