Its interesting you brought up the word "suicidal." Concerning this article I believe if we can stop apoptosis (Programmed cell death as signalled by the nuclei in normally functioning human and animal cells when age or state of cell health and condition dictates.) it is possible we understand the concept of aging. If we can simply turn off this suicidal gene that is released into cells that causes "natural aging," dare I say it, man can be immortal. It sounds ridiculous, but understanding apoptosis (or now that I think about it, also necrosis: The sum of the morphological changes indicative of cell death and caused by the progressive degradative action of enzymes, it may affect groups of cells or part of a structure or an organ.) Now wouldn't immortality be great if we can simply turn off aging? Beware of the future ladies and gentlemen, we live in uncertain times.
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Its interesting you brought up the word "suicidal." Concerning this article I believe if we can stop apoptosis (Programmed cell death as signalled by the nuclei in normally functioning human and animal cells when age or state of cell health and condition dictates.) it is possible we understand the concept of aging. If we can simply turn off this suicidal gene that is released into cells that causes "natural aging," dare I say it, man can be immortal.
It sounds ridiculous, but understanding apoptosis (or now that I think about it, also necrosis: The sum of the morphological changes indicative of cell death and caused by the progressive degradative action of enzymes, it may affect groups of cells or part of a structure or an organ.) Now wouldn't immortality be great if we can simply turn off aging? Beware of the future ladies and gentlemen, we live in uncertain times.
-Jaffer