>>13376923>DNA SHORTENINGIsn't a relevant factor.
>>13376979>Homie the reason that cells cease to replicate after a certain number of replications is because the telomeres that cap the ends of chromosomal DNA get shorter every timeTrue and it's important factor in stopping malignant cells run rampant.
>It very much is true that aging, at least in some capacity, is due to DNA shortening. No not in any capacity. Stemcells retaining the ability to extend telomeres is fine enough.
>There is no true immortality because an infinitely replicating cell will eventually accumulate enough errors that cancer will happen.Gen therapy can combat this. A crude one would be sequencing your genome and just editting out the errors
in vivo.
Anyway your post only underlined my points.
People die due to accumulation of useless byproducts in the body. Number 1 cause of death in the world is cardiovascular disease. Most of those are caused by atherosclerosis and its complications. DNA shortening in somatic cells is irrelevant to this. Instead replacing the damaged organs is far more benefitial, ie the heart after myocardial infarction. There are artificial hearts on the market but they all suffer from short batteryspan, weighing a lot and trombi forming.
