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An immortalised cell line is a population of cells from a multicellular organism that would normally not proliferate indefinitely but, due to mutation, have evaded normal cellular senescence and instead can keep undergoing division.
Biological immortality (sometimes referred to as bio-indefinite mortality) is a state in which the rate of mortality from senescence (or aging) is stable or decreasing, thus decoupling it from chronological age.
A number of people claim to have eidetic memory, but science has never found a single verifiable case of photographic memory. [1] [2] Eidetic imagery is virtually nonexistent in adults. [3] Most people showing amazing memory abilities use mnemonic strategies, mostly the method of loci.
It reportedly sold 40,000 copies, a massive hit for an independently produced comic. With the publisher’s encouragement, Robbins then co-created “Wimmen’s Comix” in 1972, the first comic ...
In Mesopotamian and Greek religion, the gods also made certain men and women physically immortal, [13] [14] whereas in Christianity, many believe that all true believers will be resurrected to physical immortality. [5] [6] Similar beliefs that physical immortality is possible are held by Rastafarians or Rebirthers.
Like many other cancer cells, [47] HeLa cells have an active version of telomerase during cell division, [48] which copies telomeres over and over again. This prevents the incremental shortening of telomeres that is implicated in aging and eventual cell death.
Herostratus was then captured and tortured on the rack, [5] where he confessed to having committed the arson in an attempt to immortalize his name. [6] To dissuade those of similar intentions, the Ephesian authorities not only executed Herostratus, but attempted to condemn him to a legacy of obscurity by forbidding mention of his name under ...
Some people might include passwords to their digital world in their will but not all." #19 A Beautiful Couple From 163 Years Ago! Image credits: Old-time Photos