What does POP stand for?

Proof of Principle

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Samples in periodicals archive:

We are starting what is called a prototype trial in the next three to six months - a proof of principle trial with about five to six women just to demonstrate that the body can regrow its own fat supply in the breast.

Scientists plan to regrow breasts after cancer

Cable Sense also received a [pounds sterling]100,000 grant Proof of Principle grant from UMIP earlier in the year.

United Kingdom : MTI invests [pounds sterling]500,000 in Lancaster ...

The partnership assures that funds will be in place to take the drug to the next research phase if the proof of principle trial yields positive results.

Fast forward: fills a research gap

But, as I say, the proof of principle has a long way to go before we can see that on the battlefield.

Army news service (Aug. 21, 2008): Army research on invisibility not ...

50 Hardcover T58 Practitioner Alesso and Smith (engineering, Naval Postgraduate School) are convinced there are three primary patterns of discovery: serendipity, proof of principle and one percent inspiration to 99 percent perspiration.

Connections; patterns of discovery

By providing proof of principle in a primate model, Dr Mitalipov and his colleagues have made an important step towards realising the therapeutic potential of nuclear transfer in humans.

Scientists welcome cloning; Embryo created from adult monkey

Jason Rasgon of the department of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University cautioned that the research so far is only a proof of principle and any field tests remain far away.

Malaria-resistant mosquito developed

Jason Rasgon of the department of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University cautioned that the research so far is only a proof of principle and that any field tests remain far away.

Scientists create mosquito that's resistant to malaria