The Greek root of autophagy is commonly softened in English as 'self-eating,' but Peter Attia insists 'self-devouring' is more faithful. The distinction matters: eating suggests a polite, optional snack, while devouring conveys the urgency and totality of the cellular recycling process. Tiny translation choices shape how we imagine a biological mechanism.
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