Trogocytosis, a process in which one cell 'takes a bite' out of another, had previously been seen only in immune cells. But the phenomenon has now been found in Entamoeba histolytica, as a way for this parasite to kill host cells. See Letter p.526
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Guillén, N. Nibbled to death. Nature 508, 462–463 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13223
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