Re:Tales of the M1 GPU
by Retric on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @03:29PM
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No idea about dinosaurs but some reptilian red blood cells live much longer as in 500+ days for turtles vs 120 for humans. However, it varies widely with mice and chickens having much faster turnover. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000649712...
Five species of salamanders have similar enucleated red blood cells, but I can’t find out how long they last in comparison. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18328681/
One theory is it’s an adaption to having unusually large genomes which would otherwise be an issue, but biology is odd so who knows.
Re:Tales of the M1 GPU
by glitchc on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @04:16PM
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I think that's the reason why mammals evolved in this way. Red blood cells go everywhere, and I mean everywhere, in your body. Most other cells can't get close enough.
Five species of salamanders have similar enucleated red blood cells, but I can’t find out how long they last in comparison. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18328681/
One theory is it’s an adaption to having unusually large genomes which would otherwise be an issue, but biology is odd so who knows.