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The cells in our body have 'a license to die', protecting us from infectious diseases

Human cells can kill themselves to stop infectious diseases from spreading. Image: Unsplash/Yassine Khalfalli

Georgia Atkin-Smith
Research scientist, La Trobe University
Ivan Poon
Associate Professor, Biochemistry, La Trobe University
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