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Are Cancer Cells Really Immortal? Our Answer is “NO” Cancer cells are immortal – as a result of telomerase, they regenerate the receding telomere ends and maintain immortality via this means in 85% of the cases. In 15% of the cases, they achieve immortality via alternate mechanisms. The general concept is that cancer cells utilize glucose as a sole source of energy and metabolism, and if deprived of glucose, cancer cells starve. However, recent studies have shown that it is not true. Cancer cells can also utilize fatty acids and amino acids in case of need and can switch metabolism just like normal cells. The nucleus contains structures called chromosomes that are actually «packages» of all the 2 genetic information that is passed from parents to their children. The genetic information, or «genes,» is really just a series of bases called Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Cytosine (C), and Thymine (T). These base pairs make up our cellular alphabet and create the sequences, or instructions needed to form our bodies.
