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Cell division yields cells that are just as old as the originals

Posted by urnlfn on April 7, 2021, 11:18 am, in reply to "In principle, perhaps. In practice, the human body is the most complex"

Cells replicate by dividing in two. They do not give birth to young cells. Divided cells are just as old as the original undivided cells. To reverse aging, old cells must produce young cells when they replicate.

Meet the scientists trying to reverse aging - urnlfn February 15, 2021, 6:06 pm

Thermodynamics says "IMPOSSIBLE". - DFM February 20, 2021, 4:30 pm
- Why? - woodbine February 21, 2021, 1:57 am
  - In principle, perhaps. In practice, the human body is the most complex - DFM March 1, 2021, 10:32 am
    - Cell division yields cells that are just as old as the originals - urnlfn April 7, 2021, 11:18 am
  - While we reap the benefits of the sun's radiant energy, there seems - quantafyre February 24, 2021, 10:16 am
    - That's how I understand it. - woodbine February 25, 2021, 2:16 pm
      - Well said. - quantafyre March 6, 2021, 9:42 am

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