What can be learned from what cells dispose of? Elizabeth Tracey reports
About this episode
The episode discusses the role of extracellular vesicles in cellular waste disposal and insights from a study by Vasiliki Machairaki.
Extracellular vesicles are membrane bound packages cells use to jettison materials from inside the cell, a sort of trash can. Johns Hopkins genetic medicine expert Vasiliki Machairaki has shown in a new study that these vesicles may be a means … What can be learned from what cells dispose of? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »
People in this episode
Host: Elizabeth Tracey
Topics covered
- extracellular vesicles
- cell disposal
- genetic medicine
- cell biology
- research findings
Keywords
- extracellular vesicles
- cell disposal
- Vasiliki Machairaki
- Johns Hopkins
- genetic medicine
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins Medicine
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