Aladin Elkhalil, lead author of the study and a third-year doctoral student in the lab of Piya Ghose (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Arlington

Aladin Elkhalil, lead author of the study and a third-year doctoral student in the lab of Piya Ghose

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“The body is constantly creating new cells and removing old cells once they die,” said Aladin Elkhalil, lead author of the study and a third-year doctoral student in the lab of Piya Ghose, assistant professor of biology at UT Arlington. “This removal of dead cells is just as important as creating new ones, because if the body is unable to rid itself of dead cells, it can lead to various health problems”

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