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Human cells are programmed with a strict division limit

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You have a biologically hardcoded expiration date. The Hayflick limit ensures that average cells can only divide around fifty times before they permanently retire, slowly shutting down the entire system as they gracefully accept their own irrelevance.

Human cells are programmed with a strict division limit
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