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Topic	do you think a brain could be immortal, with proper care?
Firewerx 09/10/18 4:00:23 PM #24:	FrndNhbrHdCEman posted... Firewerx posted... Cancer cells can outlive most humans (provided they're kept in nutrients) thanks to a ribonucleoprotein called telomerase. Cancer labs around the world use a cell line known as the HeLa line in their scientific research; it's named after Henrietta Lacks, whose cervical cancer cells are still thriving and dividing even today although she died in 1951. Which were taken without consent. Well, yes. Cancer biology is spooky. Not only do cancer cells appear to be potentially immortal, but they give off chemical signals that make the host body grow new blood vessels to feed them (a process called angiogenesis). <cite>Firewerx posted [p:908482458] in do you thi... [t:76984633]...</cite> <quote><cite>FrndNhbrHdCEman posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Firewerx posted...</cite> <quote>Cancer cells can outlive most humans (provided they're kept in nutrients) thanks to a ribonucleoprotein called telomerase. Cancer labs around the world use a cell line known as the HeLa line in their scientific research; it's named after Henrietta Lacks, whose cervical cancer cells are still thriving and dividing even today although she died in 1951.</quote> Which were taken without consent.</quote> Well, yes. Cancer biology is spooky. Not only do cancer cells appear to be potentially immortal, but they give off chemical signals that make the host body grow new blood vessels to feed them (a process called angiogenesis).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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