Enhancing Autophagy (IMAGE)

Brown University

Enhancing Autophagy

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Researchers have found a new way to stimulate autophagy, the process by which cells recycle spare parts. The image shows lysosomes, organelles that break down molecules for recycling, in a human cell line.

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Lapierre lab / Brown University

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