Eli5 why can’t organisms regenerate tissue indefinetly, why do we die of old age
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Think of your body as a vehicle for your DNA to replicate itself. Your body’s goal is to live long enough to pass your DNA on to your offspring. The DNA is in the driver’s seat here, not your body. Your DNA doesn’t really care if you die at 50 or 70 or 90, because you’ve already had kids at that point.
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