Gray hairs, wrinkling and sagging -- it's our biological fate. No matter how much we try to escape it with our anti-wrinkle this and anti-fade that, our bodies are biologically programmed to age and eventually die.
This segment of ASAP Science examines that scientific truth, explaining that aging is simply the process of our cells dividing and replicating DNA. Eventually when cells stop dividing, those pesky symptoms of old age begin to creep up.
But why can't our cells just keep dividing until we're ready to pass on? Because uncontrolled cell duplication is the basis for cancer.
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It's the morbid truth, and you have to face it. At least now you get this fun animated video to explain why you can't stay young forever.
Video courtesy of YouTube, AsapSCIENCE. Image via iStockphoto, YinYang
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