Under control to the very end – how our cells kill themselves
Using highly sensitive microscopes and NMR spectroscopy, the mechanism has been elucidated down to the level of individual atoms
24-May-2023 -
Every day, millions of cells die in our body. Other than generally assumed, cells do not simply burst at the end of their lives but rather, a specific protein serves as a breaking point for cell membrane rupture. Researchers at the University of Basel have now been able to elucidate the exact ...
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