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Re:Scientists May Have Found Mechanism Behind Cognitive Decl... by withinboredom on Sunday July 30, 2023 @05:04AM (#36929303)
IIRC, brain cells don’t divide, so “random DNA changes” don’t apply, at least not in the way it would in the rest of the body. I could be totally wrong, I’m not a brain scientist.
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Re:Scientists May Have Found Mechanism Behind Cognitive Decl... by hollerith on Sunday July 30, 2023 @05:24AM (#36929387)
A cell still needs its DNA (to make proteins among other things) even when it is not dividing.
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Re:Scientists May Have Found Mechanism Behind Cognitive Decl... by withinboredom on Sunday July 30, 2023 @05:48AM (#36929518)
They asked about “compared to the rest of the body” and I was explaining (to the best of my knowledge) why it doesn’t work the same.
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Re:Scientists May Have Found Mechanism Behind Cognitive Decl... by hollerith on Sunday July 30, 2023 @10:18AM (#36931358)
I know
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