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From the internet:
apoptosis
Synonyms: necrobiosis
Definition: (AP-oh-TOE-sis, ah-POP-tuh-sis) A normal
series of events in a cell that lead to its death (and then
replacement). Cancer cells avoid apoptosis.
May also be called necrobiosis.
A URL about the scientists sharing Nobel Prize for research on Apoptosis:
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/topstory/8041/8041notw4.html
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