Immortalize

A commentary circulating on social media reflects on modern biotechnology, noting that scientists can edit DNA and manufacture RNA, while arguing that breaking biological limits does not equal defeating death. The author frames progress as shifting the boundary from impossible to not yet, with a wry disclaimer that no immortality serum has been perfected in a garage.

The 1986 fantasy action film Highlander, starring Christopher Lambert as the immortal Connor MacLeod, is scheduled to air on German channel BR on 2 October 2026 at 22:50. The film, famous for its tagline 'There can be only one,' remains a cult favourite, and its broadcast is drawing renewed attention to the French-American actor and the long-running franchise.

A new review examines how reactive oxygen species affect telomeres and telomerase in cancer cells, auditing the current evidence on redox control of chromosome ends. The piece weighs how oxidants can drive telomere shortening and genomic instability, while tumors exploit antioxidant systems to maintain immortal cell division.

Michael Douglas is giving a candid interview about his father Kirk Douglas, his own feelings about mortality and 'immortality,' and the painful memories he once avoided confronting. He reflects on his late father's legacy and on family history he spent years sidestepping, drawing attention from entertainment and culture readers.

Walt Whitman compiled 'The Book of Heavenly Death,' a cluster of poems drawn from his 1881-82 work, which was first published as a standalone volume in 1905. The piece explores Whitman's meditation on mortality and his insistence that 'there is nothing but immortality,' tracing how death shaped his vision of the self's continuity beyond the grave.