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This article addresses whether or not science will eventually come up with a way of slowing down, reversing or preventing ageing.Summary
This article by Michael Tabb, writing for Scientific American, makes the following points:
- Cells, when damaged, make copies of their chromosomes and divide into healthy new cells.
- Most cells in our body aren’t built to last a lifetime and, at some point, lose their ability to replicate.
- Experts have various theories about why we age, such as the ‘disposable soma theory’.
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References from the Web:
- JAN 2023 Scientists Have Reached a Key Milestone in Learning How to Reverse Aging—Time
- JAN 2023 Scientists have tried to reverse ageing for decades. Have they finally cracked it?—SMH
