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Scientists Discover “Mortality Timer” Inside Our Cells (scitechdaily.com)
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[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was single celled at one point.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

And that single cell was as silly as yeast, no differentiation, no friends nearby to speak to, to tell you to divide or not. yeast also divides asymmetrically to age

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

I like to imagine all the other sperms, shouting encouragement at the very least.