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by nonbel 3553 days ago
>"3-4x faster cell recycling"

What is "cell recycling"?
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tomjakubowski 3553 days ago
Most of the news outlets reporting on this are using that term, which must have appeared in a press release. I think it's just a layman-friendly version of "autophagy".
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nonbel 3552 days ago
Thanks, your assessment agrees with mine for whatever that is worth.
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nibs 3552 days ago
Yes. It is a literal description of autophagy.
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