Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
291 | Venki Ramakrishnan on the Biology of Death and Aging
Venki Ramakrishnan
These cells can't divide, but they, in turn, they secrete inflammatory molecules. And early on in life, that has a purpose because this senescent cell is saying to the immune system and other repair cells that, look, I'm damaged. This site around me is probably damaged. Maybe there's a virus attack. And so come here and repair the damage.
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