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Novel Mechanism Identified in Cells in Close Proximity

December 15, 2015
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Researchers at Florida Atlantic University are the first to show that cells in close proximity to each other can sense when a cell is dying due to environmental stressors like UV light and smoke, and eat the cell before it becomes toxic. The study was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Read more at Florida Atlantic University News
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