Because of the relationship between programmed cell death and human disease, the identification of the genes and proteins that function in the process of programmed cell death has provided new targets for possible intervention in a broad diversity of disorders. H. Robert Horvitz broadcelldeath share on social
Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an actor. Glenn Close actorbadcelebrity Change image and share on social
When people tell you you're on the brink of death, you've got to dig pretty deep to get it together. Nile Rodgers brinkdeathdeep Change image and share on social
Toward the later days of Sabbath, instead of going in and knocking out what songs we did in rehearsal, we would polish them to death. Geezer Butler daydeathknock Change image and share on social
Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe commingledeatheternity Change image and share on social
When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home. Tecumseh deathdiefear share on social
Many people assume the diseases that kill us are pre-programmed into our genes. High blood pressure by 55, heart attacks at 60, maybe cancer at 70, and so on... But for most of the leading causes of death, our genes usually account for only 10-20 per cent of risk. Michael Greger accountassumeattack share on social
But when it really happens I'm very fascinated, I'm waiting for the moment, because the moment where life abandons you and death steps in, that moment must be fantastic, no? Nastassja Kinski abandondeathfantastic Change image and share on social
The leading cause of death for girls 15 to 19 worldwide is not accident or violence or disease; it is complications from pregnancy. Girls under 15 are up to five times as likely to die while having children than are women in their 20s, and their babies are more likely to die as well. Nancy Gibbs 20saccidentbaby share on social
The closer we come to the negative, to death, the more we blossom. Montgomery Clift blossomclosedeath Change image and share on social