Cells routinely self-cannibalize to take out their trash, aiding in survival and disease prevention

Cells routinely self-cannibalize to take out their trash, aiding in survival and disease prevention Illustration of an autophagosome (light blue double-membrane to the right) engulfing cellular material. David S. Goodsell and Daniel Klionsky/RCSB PDB-101, CC BY-SA   By Åsa Gustafsson, University of California, San Diego and Justin Quiles, University of California, San Diego Don’t let the […] Source