posted on Nov, 17 2010 @ 05:46 PM
Was thinking about this a while ago:
From what is understood about DNA and aging it is assumed the aging process is due to "decay" or "destruction" of genetic material over time while
replicating over and over with "aging material".
Essential it is thought that DNA decays over time by "unwinding" or "unraveling" from its ends...
Why then couldn't DNA be constructed in a complete circle? Then the "ends" wouldn't exist at all to unravel or decay through age...
DNA instead of being strand like would be circular? I see one thing being extremely problematic with circular DNA is that the ability to replicate and
reproduce would be pretty much gone. DNA unwinds to replicate in human reproduction, I don't know what a circular DNA structure would do when trying
to rip in half or reproduce? Interesting to think about none the less...
"The Telomeres Theory of Aging is Possibly the Most Important Medical Discovery of All Times"
"Later, cell biologists discovered that at the end of each long strand of DNA there was a cap, sort of sealing the strand together, keeping it from
unraveling. Scientists called this structure a “telomere.”
Further, it was discovered that each time a cell divides, a little piece of the DNA's cap was eroded. After about 60 divisions, it was completely
gone, allowing the DNA to unravel. "