janet paterson wrote: > We have come to understand apoptosis as not merely a single form of cell > death, but as a fundamental theme in cell biology that has far-reaching > implications in the fields of physiology and pathology.The word apoptosis is > used, in contrast to necrosis, to describe the > situation in which a cell actively pursues a course toward death upon > receiving certain stimuli [1]. Nature seems to be favorable and go for euthanasia when decides for apoptosis ... :-) Cheers , +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+