Programmed cell death (PCD) is a genetically encoded, active process which results in the death of individual cells, tissues, or whole organs. PCD plays an esse
The recognition of cell death as an active process has changed the way in which biologists view living things. Geneticists re-evaluate long known mutants, resea
The molecular mechanisms which determine whether the cells of a multicellular organism will live or commit suicide have become a popular field of research in bi