Re: "Immortality" gene revealed

Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
04 Jan 1998 15:45:00 +0100

Joao Pedro <jpnitya@mail.esoterica.pt> writes:

> Tony B. Csoka wrote:
> > As far as I know, though,
> > Galapagos totoise cells do have a limited lifespan in culture - they are
> > not immortal.
>
> True, around 175 divisions when compared to 50-60 divisions in our case.

What is the source of this? It sounds interesting.

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