Any course on cell biology or molecular biology is incomplete without attending the subject of cell death. In biology, the role of cell death is big-league. When cells in a living organism fail to perform its regular functions, cell death occurs. Usually it is a natural process wherein the dead ones are replaced by new cells.
However, if the body ceases to generate new cells, an outbreak of malefic diseases is quite an evident outcome. These diseases are often an end result of pathological cell death. On the contrary, physiological cell death has a much favorable function to execute. It benefits the body by producing natural immunity against infections or other health disorders.
These days, mechanisms like calcium-mediated cell death are brought on the boards for a very useful purpose. This process allows the body cells to become more active and naturally trigger self-destruction.
