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The concept of the force of natural selection was developed to explain the evolution of ageing. After ageing, however, comes a period in which mortality rates plateau and some individual organisms could, in theory, live forever. This late–life immortality has no presently agreed upon explanation. Two main theories have been offered.
Rose, Michael R, Mueller, Laurence D
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Activation of oncogenic signaling paradoxically results in the permanent withdrawal from cell cycle and induction of senescence (oncogene-induced senescence (OIS)). OIS is a fail-safe mechanism used by the cells to prevent uncontrolled tumor growth, and, as such, it is considered as the first barrier against cancer.
Anna, Bianchi-Smiraglia +2 more
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The Concept of the Immortality of the Soul: A Biblical-Theological Study [PDF]
The concept of the immortality of the soul, as held by pagans, has been the subject of extensive scholarly research over the years. Despite concerted efforts to disprove the idea of life after death, the doctrine remains a theological enigma.
Joseph Danquah
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Immortality of the Soul in Ecclesiastes and Akan traditional Thought: A Comparative Analysis from an African Christian Theological Perspective [PDF]
This article surveys the immortality of the soul in Ecclesiastes and Akan traditional thought from an African Christian theological perspective.
John Kwasi Fosu
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The memory of somatic cell gene expression is reset in the germline in a process that is accompanied by dramatic changes in chromatin modifications. In this issue, Katz et al. (2009) show that the histone demethylase Lsd1/Spr-5 may participate in this resetting process in the worm, thereby preventing a decline in germ cell epigenetic stability and ...
Swigut, Tomek, Wysocka, Joanna
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Study on the Relationship between Symbolic Immortality and Population
This study employs multidisciplinary lenses from psychology, sociology, and cultural studies to examine the explanatory mechanisms of symbolic immortality theory in understanding demographic behaviors and its contemporary challenges.
Xianghan MENG, Qiang LI
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Claimed Aristotle the immortality of the soul? Suarez respondsSuarez discussed the question of the immortality of the soul in Aristotle twice: in his youthful commentary (1574) and at the end of his life (1617).
Antonio Ñahuincopa Arango
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Plotinus and Suhrawardi on the Immortality of the Soul [PDF]
The question of the immortality of the soul – which is directly relevant to any discussion on the true nature of human being - is an important and even central theme of both Plotinus and Suhrawardi, the latter being known as the founder of the Perso ...
Batool Ahmadi, Forouzan Rasekhi
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Afterword: New immortalities? [PDF]
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Simpson, Bob, Douglas-Jones, Rachel
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