The Science of Apoptosis

Apoptosis is the natural and controlled death of cells within our body.

Our body is made up of 30 – 40 trillion cells.

Scientists think that ~300 million cells die every minute.

<p>The natural process of cell death is called apoptosis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two pathways of apoptosis are the mitochondrial and the death receptor pathways.</p> Signup and view all the answers