Flipping A Hidden Death Switch In Your Cells Could Slow Aging

A cell’s “death fold domain” protects our bodies from infection at the risk of chronic inflammation, essentially “trading ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Human cells self-destruct when viruses mess with RNA

A groundbreaking study reveals that human cells initiate self-destruction processes when viruses disrupt RNA production, ...
Scientific American

Cells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses Invade

The immune system has a tough job: When a tiny virus invades one of our cells, that cell must detect it and, within minutes, ...
Uproxx

Good Looks Let Loose In Their ‘Self-Destructor’ Video And Announced New US Tour Dates

Good Looks’ “If It’s Gone” made Steven Hyden’s “Favorite Music Of March 2024” list because, as Hyden wrote, “I can’t stop listening to it.” The single was the first from Good Looks’ forthcoming album, ...
KCUR

'Death fold' proteins can make cells self-destruct. A Kansas City scientist wants to control them

Randal Halfmann at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City is hoping to treat diseases including cancer and ...
New York Post

Seoul says North Korea will self-destruct if it uses nukes

South Korea warned Tuesday North Korea that using its nuclear weapons would put it on a “path of self-destruction,” in unusually harsh language that came days after North Korea legislated a new law ...
Ars Technica

Automated self-destruct sequences

I was thinking about automated self-destruct sequences, how they are used in TV and film, and the human psychology behind them. The self-destruct is usually invoked by <I>our hero/ine</I> in the 11th ...