How do whales die? Like humans, whales die in many different ways, but the one that captivated me was drowning. A creature that spends nearly a century roaming the vast ocean, living under water—drowned by it. A whale’s drowning bears a certain resemblance to a human being’s natural death. In both, an aging body can … Continue reading Last Shower, Last Breath : Death of a Whale
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“I’m ready—please remove me.” : Death of a cell
We are always dying. Even today, 50 billion pieces of you died. Those 50 billion cells of yours that died today always knew this day would come. Their death was by design, programmed in the beginning. Your recently departed cells didn’t resist death. Not only did they accept it triumphantly, they also made sure even … Continue reading “I’m ready—please remove me.” : Death of a cell
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