I know the situation there is
>somewhat different (single yeast cell cannot divide forever), but why
>higher eukaryotes cannot use the same system? I can imagine that we
>could live let's say forever (or at least much longer- I don't like
>to use word forever) and still be able to reproduce ourselves in a
>classic way.
Psychologically speaking, it is a good thing we (humans) don't live
infinitum. I think our mortality makes life exciting. Besides, I don't
think I could survive more than a few decades of my in-laws.
J. David Spafford,
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
jspaffor at gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca
