Death is a kind of forgetting. You see, each time a human cell replicates, it loses a...

[deleted scene, Betty and Bruce's review board presentation] Betty Ross:
The Nanomeds, which are essentially little molecular machines remain inert in the body until we activate them with a burst of gamma radiation. Then they instantly go to work repairing tissues, by breaking down damaged cells, and by forcing healthy cells to replicate. The problem we've been having involves managing the energy flux created by such rapid cellular activity and the buildup of waste products from the dismantled cells. Which have so far led to catastrophic results. In our next round of experiments, we'll be damaging the cells with drastically higher doses of gamma radiation, resulting in more uniform trauma. We hope in this way to better contain their destructive potential. If we do, if we succeed, we may someday realize our goal of near-instantaneous bodily repair. Review Board Member:
But to date the Nanomeds have failed. What are you looking at in terms of... Bruce Banner:
They know too much. Review Board Member:
I'm sorry? Bruce Banner:
Death is a kind of forgetting. You see, each time a human cell replicates, it loses a little more DNA from the end of its chromosomes. Eventually what happens is it forgets so much that it forgets its function, its ability to cope with trauma to continue to reproduce. Whereas life, life is the ability to both retrieve and act on memory. What makes the Nanomeds so extraordinary, and continuing our funding worthy, of course, is the fact they are life. Unbound. It's beautiful, but it's untenable. Part of life is death, is forgetting, and unchecked, its mutations... it's monstrous. You see, the Nanomeds remember their instructions too well. Basically, to stay in balance and alive, we must forget as much as we remember