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With programmed cell death, or apoptosis, the plant lives out its full lifespan.
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
That's because both diseases alter the way cells decide when to end their lives, a process called programmed cell death.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Like similar sulfated polysaccharides, N50 F2 was able to not just interrupt the natural development of these cells, but helped trigger apoptosis – or programmed cell death.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
And so most programmed cell death follows that path.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
If enough damage builds up, the cell surrenders and undergoes programmed cell death, or apoptosis.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 17 July 2023
Since the developmental chicken penises were proliferating at the same rate as duck penises, the team instead looked at the rate of programmed cell death, called apoptosis.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026
That's because both diseases alter the way cells decide when to end their lives, a process called programmed cell death.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Like similar sulfated polysaccharides, N50 F2 was able to not just interrupt the natural development of these cells, but helped trigger apoptosis – or programmed cell death.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
And so most programmed cell death follows that path.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
If enough damage builds up, the cell surrenders and undergoes programmed cell death, or apoptosis.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 17 July 2023
Since the developmental chicken penises were proliferating at the same rate as duck penises, the team instead looked at the rate of programmed cell death, called apoptosis.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
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“Programmed cell death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/programmed%20cell%20death. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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