Clonal breakdown

Diane Whitehead voltaire@islandnet.com
Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:38:02 PST
I have read articles on human aging that state that cells can  
duplicate themselves only a certain number of times.  I'm not sure  
what happens when this point is reached:  do they stop?  do they  
accumulate mutations?

Could this limit on cell duplication also be present in plants?

		Diane Whitehead


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