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The illusion of cell immortality

1 Oct 2000

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Normal cultured cell populations are mortal but cells that are immortal are abnormal and most have properties of cancer cells. Nevertheless, this distinction becomes blurred because the terms 'mortality' and 'immortality' are subject to enormous variations in understanding. Forty years ago we showed that cell mortality and immortality are inextricably linked to longevity determination, ageing and cancer. We...

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PMID: 10970682
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1296

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