Time Dilation and Cellular Aging: A Theoretical Link Between General Relativity and Biological Time

This paper presents a conceptual hypothesis and does not include experimental or empirical validation. that time dilation, a phenomenon from Einstein’s theory of relativity, slows biological aging by delaying specific cellular processes, including sodium-potassium ion exchange, ATP generation, and DNA replication. By postulating that these fundamental biological functions are affected by gravity, this hypothesis bridges physics and biology, offering a mechanistic explanation for why aging slows in strong gravitational fields such as near black holes. This work reviews the historical context of time dilation’s biological implications, discusses the hypothesis’s novelty, and explores its potential applications in astrobiology and space exploration, despite current experimental limitations