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But the life of single celled organisms doesn't end as a result of degeneration. Single celled organisms have never experienced death.

Your statement seems a tad hyperbolic to me, js1138, or at least a sweeping over-generalization. Do you accept Alexis Carrel's opinion on this question? Please elaborate your point!

[js1138]

Your statement seems a tad hyperbolic to me, js1138, or at least a sweeping over-generalization.

Single-celled organisms do not undergo Apoptosis or necrosis. Is that clearer?

[js1138]

Do you accept Alexis Carrel's opinion on this question?

Carrell apparently worked with cancer cells, which are immortal in the same sense that single celled organisms are immortal. They do not undergo apoptosis. Apoptosis is necessary in organisms that have specialized cells and specialized structures.

[js1138]

The other possibility is that Carrel’s laboratory technique was sloppy.