Fascinating stuff. How far from immortality are we, I wonder? (I mean, I have a collection of a great many cells I would kind of like to not have die, as well!)
Yeah, yeah, tumors and failed apoptosis and all that. Details, man! Just details!
If this can be replicated and scaled up, it’ll be an incredible advance.
Unlike the mammoth- it’s ecosystem still exists.
This one? (can’t read the linked article)
Yes. The Tasmanian Tiger.
Re-establishing apex predators improves an ecosystem.
Solving the important mysteries:
Tatoos are really cool, but give some thought to this:
This episode of The X-Files also highlighted the dangers of some ink ingredients :
Wrap your brain around this: You are a product of an oocyte (an immature egg) that was growing in your grandmother’s womb. Here’s how:
By the time a female fetus reaches 20 weeks gestation, there are between 6 million and 7 million oocytes in those tiny, developing ovaries. You came from one of those – which means that when your grandmother was about five months pregnant, you were a spec of a possibility inside her womb.
"This is why there’s multigenerational impacts for any environmental exposures a woman may have when she’s pregnant. Not only does it affect the woman and fetus, but it then extends across generations
Amazing, amazing views. Space is so cool!