SNI doctoral student Morris Degen is investigat- Under control to the very end – how our cells ing processes that lead to cell death at the end of kill themselves a cell’s life. Every day, millions of cells die in our body. Contrary to what was previously assumed, cells do not simply burst at the end of their lives. Rather, a speci昀椀c protein serves as a breaking point for cell membrane rupture. Researchers from the SNI network have now been able to elucidate the exact mechanism at the atomic level. Video: https://youtu.be/Smvc06udcS0 Media release: https://bit.ly/42RfwDC Original publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05991-z SNI Annual Report 2023 27