The Chemistry and Mechanics of Human Aging



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The Chemistry and Mechanics of Human Aging
Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Human Cell
3. Deoxyribonucleic Acid, DNA
4. Reproducing the DNA Molecule
5. The Proposed Aging Mechanism
6. The Cause of Puberty
7. Proposed Analysis and Experiments for Testing the Aging Mechanism
8. Delaying and Reversing Aging
9. Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix A. The Author’s Biological Science Experiences

Introduction
     All humans age and die. In recent recorded history no human has lived beyond 139 years and it is extremely rare for an individual to live 110 years. The human organism is made up of some 10 billion cells. A portion of these cells divide several times then continue to live indefinitely. However, a large portion of human cells continue to divide throughout the life of the person. As they continue dividing the cell lines begin degrading and eventually die. As a consequence of the degradation and death of cells the complete organism dies. This book investigates the root cause of human aging at the molecular level. A mechanism producing aging is proposed and research is suggested for verifying the proposed cause and for finding a cure. The mechanism consists of chemical forces producing torsional elastic strains at each division in the human genetic material which in turn produces a different chemical constituency of cells and this is manifested as aging.