It has always been thought that once the process of cell suicide has passed a certain point, it is irreversible. Yet it seems that cells can recover — but only if they are not eaten by nearby 'phagocytic' cells.
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Green, D., Beere, H. Mostly dead. Nature 412, 133–135 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35084313
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