• Question: why dont people live forever

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      Asked by The Marrow to Shreesha, Anaïs, Alex, Peter on 10 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by lewisspicer, ebonyford.
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        Anaïs Pujol answered on 10 Mar 2015:

        Because cells die over time. At a point cells are not able to replicate so not renew. The consequence are brains shrink, spines curve, eyes begin to fail, hearing goes, organs become cancerous, bones begin to crumble and memory perishes.

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