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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Am I a new man? - ie, have all my body cells changed?

Completely regenerated? Anthony Hopkins as Methuselah in the film Noah.
Completely regenerated? Anthony Hopkins as Methuselah in the film Noah. Photograph: Allstar/Paramount Pictures

Am I the same person, in actual substance, as when I was younger? Since cells are replenished, are there any original atoms/molecules remaining, or am I actually now made up of a completely different set?

John Savage, Tring, Herts

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