Blocking apoptosis prevents blindness in Drosophila retinal degeneration mutants.

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Apoptosis is a gene-directed form of cell death that is essential for normal development and health. Yet abnormally high levels of apoptosis are linked to many degenerative diseases. Some important biochemical events in apoptosis have been identified, but the therapeutic utility of blocking cell death remains unclear. An important question in this regard is whether cells rescued from apoptosis can function. We...

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