Healthy versus senescent lung cells (IMAGE)

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Healthy versus senescent lung cells

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Healthy lung cells (left) and senescent lung cells (right). Salk Institute researchers found senescent lung cells are more vulnerable to the cell death pathway ferroptosis, contributing to age-related dysfunction.

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