The Balance of Life and Death in Cells

You are literally the result of one single cell cloning itself trillions of times.

It is wild to think about, but that precise copying process called mitosis is

the only reason you have skin, muscles, and organs today. Your body constantly

makes exact genetic copies to keep you alive. But here is the dark twist,

your cells are also programmed to commit suicide. It is called apoptosis. It is a clean,

organized self-destruct sequence that actually shapes your body, like separating your fingers in

the womb. Unlike necrosis, which is a messy death from injury, this is vital survival.

Your existence is just a delicate balance between making new copies and deleting the