The secrets of the human cell

Every human being begins life as a single cell, a fertilized egg, by the time reachers adulthood, his body consists of 100 trillion cells. The cell is a fundamental component of all living thing. As cells malfunction, people get sick. If cells were better understood, people might live longer and stay healthier and thanks to a recent series of extraordinary breakthroughs, scientists are beginning to learn more about them. One of the molecular biologists says that we are on the verge of a revolution in the understanding of cells.