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Quote by: Night  How? I've been wondering lately, why is it in our genes to get older, and die? Why don't our cells work at full capacity their whole lives, instead of killing themselves intentionally? |
I'm not sure that I know what you are talking about. What cells that kill themselves intentionally are you talking about? How do you think that a cell actually forms some sort of "intention?"
Beyond that, how do you propose that evolution will happen without the death of one generation, followed by another generation? Exactly what is it that you understand genetics and evolution to be?
Of course, there is also the fact that there are few individual organisms that die because their cells kill themselves "intentionally." Given the nature of reality, most organisms succumb to predators, parasites, and infections.
And, of course, when you equate genes 'getting older' with cells 'working at full capacity', you are talking about two different things. My father died at 74, and my mother at 88. Neither because their genes got older or their cells stopped working. My mother's sister is still going strong at 91 - her genes and cells are still working just fine. Of course, she has had some problems with her back, but so have I.
But let me repeat the answer to the your primary question with another question. How do you propose that evolution can happen without reproduction and death, generation after generation? Do you know what evolution is? Do you know what genetics is? Do you understand either? Do you know what a gene is? Do you know what a chromosome is? Do you know what a telomere is? Do you know what a centromere is?
So, if you have some specific questions, I am willing to answer them.