Scientists from Great Britain managed to make a sensational discovery; they literally looked death in the face. When an organism dies, an unusual glow spreads through it.
A study by experts from the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council found that when an organism dies, a blue glow spreads through its cells. This was proved after scientists examined a dying worm under a microscope.
“We have identified the chemical pathways of self-destruction that we see as blue light spreading through the body of the worm,” said study leader Professor David James of the Institute of Aging in London. According to him, if you do not allow the glow to spread, you can delay death.
As noted by scientists, the mechanisms of aging of worms are similar to those that occur in the human body. This knowledge, experts hope, will help prolong human life. "The experiment challenged the theory that aging is a consequence of the accumulation of molecular damage," James noted.