"Although it may not seem so from an egocentric point of view, aging and death are good things for the species. The concept is simple -- adaptation and evolution. In order to ensure the survival of the species, nature selects those traits most useful for survival in a particular environment and passes them on to the next generation. The species evolves over time so that it becomes more and more capable of surviving in its environment. But why do we have to die after passing on our genetic information? From a genetic point of view, if the older generation did not die off, it wouldn’t allow the species to advance because the older generations would continue to procreate and advance the older gene pool generation after generation. It’s only by eliminating the older gene pool that the species evolves.
In order to accomplish its purpose, nature has programmed our bodies with certain time bombs. For example, at the micro level, our cells can replicate only so many times before the cells become non-functional and die off. And at the macro level, genes program certain changes into our bodies so that once ourbiological usefulness has been fulfilled, aging is accelerated. Menopause is a prime example.
The benefits of this process of the old dying off and being replaced by the new is not just reserved for the next generation. Although it may not seem so, it does provide immediate benefits for us too. We can see it at work in our bones, for example. Our bones grow and renew as older bone dies off and is replaced by new, less fragile bone. If all we had was our original bone we wouldn’t be able to repair broken bones.
You may have seen the movie based on this premise called Death Becomes Her, in which characters played by Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep become immortal. They cannot die, and the cells in their bodies cannot die, but without death and replacement, there is no mechanism for repairing damage. By the end of the film, although they are both alive, their bodies have suffered ghoulish but comical damage. This whole mechanism of death and replacement works -- if it weren’t such a personal issue when we ourselves die, we’d all be pleased with the process. It’s worth noting that the only immortal cells in our bodies are aberrant cancer cells."
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In order to accomplish its purpose, nature has programmed our bodies with certain time bombs. For example, at the micro level, our cells can replicate only so many times before the cells become non-functional and die off. And at the macro level, genes program certain changes into our bodies so that once ourbiological usefulness has been fulfilled, aging is accelerated. Menopause is a prime example.
The benefits of this process of the old dying off and being replaced by the new is not just reserved for the next generation. Although it may not seem so, it does provide immediate benefits for us too. We can see it at work in our bones, for example. Our bones grow and renew as older bone dies off and is replaced by new, less fragile bone. If all we had was our original bone we wouldn’t be able to repair broken bones.
You may have seen the movie based on this premise called Death Becomes Her, in which characters played by Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep become immortal. They cannot die, and the cells in their bodies cannot die, but without death and replacement, there is no mechanism for repairing damage. By the end of the film, although they are both alive, their bodies have suffered ghoulish but comical damage. This whole mechanism of death and replacement works -- if it weren’t such a personal issue when we ourselves die, we’d all be pleased with the process. It’s worth noting that the only immortal cells in our bodies are aberrant cancer cells."
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