Dying cells release 'find-me' factors that attract professional scavenger cells to engulf and digest them. These cellular invitations to dine can take unexpected forms.
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Gregory, C. Sent by the scent of death. Nature 461, 181–182 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461181a
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