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of several genes to maintain their activity. Though genes such as ced-3 and ced-4 genes cause the death of certain predetermined cells during development of carnorhabities elegance is known, Still Kanugo concludes that it is suggested that no specific gene causing ageing is not yet been found because no specific character initiates ageing in all individuals of species. Since there is no specific timed changes or events that leads death, searching for gene is futile. But recently the scientists in Britain (2007) have found a gene as IRS-1 as the gene that that controls the function of insulin is found to regulate lifespan as well. The mice without the gene were seemed to live longer and healthier'.
Vital energy - Hypothesis :
The 100 Volt bulb glows, until the current flows in it, once the circuit is off, even the bulb is. Similarly why cannot we assume a kind of vital energy which flows in our life, and keep us alive and that once it comes to an end even the life?
What is vital energy (vitality?)
Considering the general meaning of it, genentologists including Raymond pearlOne of the founders of modern gerontology explain vitality as
"By vitality we mean nothing move than ability to sustain life the ability to survive." In Jainism the word pran is used for vitality
Which is defined in and Gommamsara as follows:
PrâGanti jehiA jîva pâGa te honti niddhitattâ
PrâGiti jîvati ebhiriti prâGati? means the energy by which soul attains living is prâGa.
