Yes, I have read and listened to Deepak Chopra talk about this pretty extensively. In theory it makes sense... but I think the cycles would be so off... you could never really talk about it as a whole. Unless you go with the limiting factor of which cells would take the longest to start the cycle anew and go from there. That is pretty much the frame of reference he used if I am not mistaken. This has always been an interesting topic to think on. It reminds me of the ... "We only use x% of our human brains! What if we could tap in to all the unused part of our brain!"
Yes, I linked my post about the 10% myth in the text above xD
Wow! I just went back and looked at the link. That's crazy i mentioned it then and I didn't want to give the % because I have seen it vary so much from myth to myth! I thought the neurons portion here was particularly interesting. Ghost in the Shell is closer than we realized! =)
I actually made a note to maybe re-use this study in one of my fictional stories.
I think there is a lot of untapped potential there! Have you seen the anime Akira?
Not yet
I won't spoil it for you in any way... but even if you aren't into animated movies or anime in general... I really feel like you should watch it before making your fiction post. The premise is pretty interesting but the end is a mindblower! It took me years to understand what the value and meaning was behind the whole theme or conclusion. I was young when I first saw it... but wow! I think it goes in line with this post's notions!
Wait until you aren't in the trenches and don't have any papers due... so you can delve in to Akira head first! hahaha I hear they are making a Live Action movie soon...