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Morata, Ginés Martín Castro, Francisco Antonio 2025-11-28T12:58:09Z 2025-11-28T12:58:09Z 2007-07-02 Morata, G., & Martín, F. A. (2007). Cell Competition: The Embrace of Death. Developmental Cell, 13(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2007.06.002 1534-5807 10.1016/j.devcel.2007.06.002 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/127357 1534-5815 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2007.06.002 Cell competition compares cells within a growing population and eliminates the weaker ones by apoptosis. In a recent issue of Cell, Li and Baker (2007) show in the Drosophila wing disc that cells fated to die induce in neighboring cells the activity of engulfment genes, whose function is essential to complete the apoptotic program. eng open access Cell Competition: The Embrace of Death review article