"The number of cells in our bodies is defined by an equilibrium of opposing forces: mitosis adds cells, while programmed cell death removes them. Just as too much cell division can lead to a pathological increase in cell number, so can too little cell death."
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H. Robert Horvitz is a renowned American biologist celebrated for his groundbreaking research in neurobiology and developmental genetics. Born on May 8, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, Horvitz has made significant contributions to our understanding of programmed cell death, or apoptosis, using the nematode *Caenorhabditis elegans* as a model organism. A Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 2002, his work has profoundly influenced cancer research and developmental biology, establishing him as a pivotal figure in modern science.
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