well, now, here's a concept

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Maybe the unkillable essence of living.
"Gaston Naessens hypothesizes that all living beings, animal and vegetable, possess life by virtue of microscopic dense particles that he calls 'somatids'. His unique approach to studying morphological correlates of health from blood samples relies on using his Somatoscope and Ultramicroscope to view the abnormal cycle of the somatids in the blood (orthodox medicine has no live blood test for cancer). ... The centre [Cose Inc.] believes that cancer development is related to a lowering of inhibitors (e.g. chalones) transported in the blood." (Fink 1997)
Cancer cure? Means of reconstituting a dead person? The stuff of sentience?
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