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The cell is immortal. It is merely the fluid in which it floats that degenerates. Renew this fluid at regular intervals, give the cells what they require for nutrition, and as far as we know, the pulsation of life can go on forever.

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Alexis Carrel
Age: 71 †
Born: 1873
Born: June 28
Died: 1944
Died: August 21
Biologist
Physiologist
Sociologist
Surgeon
Mont-Chalier
Medicine
Floats
Healing
Fluid
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Cell
Health
Regular
Pulsation
Forever
Require
Renew
Give
Immortal
Degenerates
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Cells
Intervals
Life
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Nutrition

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