Immortality - A Possibility

vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization and much more. How is it possible? First off, cancerous cells do not use oxygen and thrive in an environment where there glucose is readily available. Secondly, the Hayflick limit, which only allows cells to divide a certain number of times before dying, does not apply to cancer cells. The cancer cells then divide rapidly, causing your telomeres to shorten until they are gone. Once this happens, damage to the DNA occurs and the chromosomal integrity of each cell from then on is questionable. This leads to several mutations and abnormalities. After this happens, the body activates telomerase, which causes the cells and their offspring to become immortal. It's conce
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