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What does the Hayflick Limit try to explain?

Question #149957. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Oct 15 2023.
Originally posted Oct 15 2023 7:39 PM.

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A theory of aging.
In 1961, Dr. Hayflick theorized that the human cell's ability to divide is limited to approximately 50-times, after which they simply stop dividing (the Hayflick limit theory of aging).
link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995895/
Response last updated by psnz on Oct 15 2023.
Oct 15 2023, 7:40 PM
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