無病無痛，沒有任何交通或人為意外的話，人類是否會進入不死永生狀態呢？616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEQxMQibIr
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答案是，不會。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2TYqc0MiI
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箇中的原因，就是在於染色體亦即是DNA的運作機制之上。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBU3aM9IT7I
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（圖1）正常人體細胞分裂的時候，染色體的長度會越來越短。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aYjDu7ikI
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（圖2）染色體的頂端區域，我們稱之為Telomere。正常細胞分裂後，Telomere的長度便會越來越短，所以導致染色體的總長度亦會有所減少。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsySJUUqzb
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（圖3）而幹細胞進行分裂的時候，則會有著Telomerase的協助，導致Telomere的長度便並不會有所減少。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzD0cbxFzlI
然而，當幹細胞變成正常細胞後，Telomerase的功能便會消失。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCItPWCp5E
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（圖4）當Telomere長度削減到一定程度的時候，細胞便會自行啟動機制滅亡，又或者陷入衰老(Senescence)狀態。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq4rDPeZk1
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細胞滅亡或衰老的話，器官的功能便會衰退，最後亦會支撐不住，無法正常運作，促成死亡。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMQGNmaoH6
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你可能會問，現在科技如此倡明，那麼我們只要學習幹細胞的那一套方式，動用外力重啟Telomerase功能，那不就能踏入永生嗎？616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WIASHXL7t
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這個思路並沒有錯，只不過代價就是會增加患癌的風險。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhBHBmOh0f
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事實上，不少癌細胞的特徵就是Telomere長度非常之短，但又有著一定水平的Telomerase功能穩定維持著Telomere的長度，逃避進入滅亡的命運。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KZhTM4yjJ
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另一方面的想，如果細胞真的是踏入「永生」狀態的話，終有一天無可避免會累積各種的DNA變異，促成癌細胞的誕生。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT24pg1dh9A
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（圖5）既然Telomere對細胞的壽命有著重要影響的話，那麼一些較為長壽的物種是否擁有較長的Telomere呢？616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdJo2ikKWP
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科學家比較各物種的Telomere後（Ref1)，發現海豚的起始Telomere長度比人類高出6倍以上，但壽命長度始終是人類佔優。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkudpE4vOyJ
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反而，決定物種壽命長度的其中一種因素，則是Telomere衰減的速度；616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0odCyAit8
Telomere衰減的速度只是一個參考性的指標，並非絕對。物種的大小、新陳代謝機制的不同等等均會對壽命長度有著影響。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycwONxhfOw
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人類每年約會減少71單位Telomere的長度，最高壽命為120歲。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk7vgSsGwY
而老鼠每年會減少7000單位Telomere長度，最高壽命為5歲。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXipBZOseCK
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人類：每年減少71；120歲616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvxsp6rrOM
大象：每年減少109；66歲616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DX0MzTKCZ
紅鸛：每年減少105；60歲616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAyVNDCCf6
海豚：每年減少766；52歲616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVPyaCTbe3
兀鷲：每年減少209；41歲616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKlbj8DqON
海鷗：每年減少771；25歲616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzrgND57Il
馴鹿：每年減少531；22歲616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJs0izbYJsQ
山羊：每年減少363；21歲616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPyB1C1gkR
老鼠：每年減少7000；5歲616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80qC8Jc44i
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龜又是每年減少幾多呢？有待有心人發掘。616Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19uIt0FlVw
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