Cell, Time and Knowledge: Some Conjectures

This review is a reflective analysis that aims to explore the potential of cells as time capsules, capable of providing humanity with useful knowledge to face the challenges of today’s world. Based on cell-theory [1-5], today we know that life is generated from pre-existing life, i.e. the basic unit of life that is a cell originates from another cell [6], this process is called the cell cycle and consists of several phases [7,8] (i) DNA synthesis and replication or data transfer; (ii) cell division, here the already duplicated DNA molecules separate to original nuclei, the nuclei have identical genetic content to the original cell and (iii) finally, cytokinesis where reorganisation of the cell membrane occurs in the new nuclei forming the new cells. These phases are more complex and give rise to multiple additional processes that we will not mention here because this analysis is not about molecular biology