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Autophagy is a highly conserved homeostatic process involving the degradation of cytoplasmic elements, including intracellular pathogens, toxic protein aggregates, and damaged organelles [1]. It also plays a pivotal role in tumor
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“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.”
― Gift from the Sea
― Gift from the Sea
“The misery of having no time to read a thousand glorious books.”
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“When we traded homemaking for careers, we were implicitly promised economic independence and worldly influence. But a devil of a bargain it has turned out to be in terms of daily life. We gave up the aroma of warm bread rising, the measured pace of nurturing routines, the creative task of molding our families' tastes and zest for life; we received in exchange the minivan and the Lunchable.”
― Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
― Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four.”
― 1984
― 1984
“Calvin: Why are you crying mom?
Mom: I'm cutting up an onion.
Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.”
― The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Mom: I'm cutting up an onion.
Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.”
― The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Martina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Martina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
744 books
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71 friends
373 books
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252 friends
1,451 books
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85 friends
3,519 books
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90 friends
5,664 books
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135 friends
462 books
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165 friends
103 books
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327 friends
2,043 books
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503 friends
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Book Club, Cooking, Ebooks, Food, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Science, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, and animal-activism
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