Apoptosis and autophagy constitute the two self-destructive processes by which supernumerary, damaged or aged cells and organelles are eliminated. Beyond this homeostatic function, autophagy is ...

In 2000, it was suggested to me that “Autophagy will be the wave of the future; it will become the new apoptosis.” Few people would have agreed at the time, but this statement turned out to be ...

Recycling takes place in our cells at all times: in a process called autophagy, cell components that are no longer needed are enclosed by membranes and broken down into their basic building blocks.