Natural Death

Reflection 

Natural Death 

I came across an interesting article titled: "What Our Cells Teach Us About a Natural Death." The author Haider Javed Warraich compares and contrast two different points the deterioration of cells and the end of life. At the begging of his article, he sets scenarios and explains how death has been view throughout history. He then makes a transition to the end cycle of cells. The author explains that cell dies via three primary mechanisms. One which is considered the ugliest form of cell death is necrosis; it occurs because of lack nutrients, cell's burst open by this releasing their content. The second mechanism of cell death is called autophagy, and this is when a cell turns on itself which the redundant cytoplasmic components transform into lysosomes. The third and most known cell death is apoptosis, is the natural deterioration or signaling molecules undergo a form of self-demolition. As a result, apoptosis is convenient for ourselves; it regulates the structures and growth of our organisms. At the end of the article, the author makes his point of viewed. What is beneficial for an organism is best for the cell, which whether a cell has to die in appropriate fashion for the sake of society, ecosystem, or body.

Source: 

Warraich, Haider Javed. "What Our Cells Teach Us About a ‘Natural’ Death." The New York Times. The New York Times, 13 Mar. 2017. Web. 19 Mar. 2017.