‹ BackHN Continuity

Thread

Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative?

576 points · 293 comments · jbotz

  1. schnuri · · focus · HN ↗
    I am in awe about how wonderfully engineered by evolution the body is. E.g., what we are able to do with it and how it heals itself when we have an injury. Sure, many people would not live long without external intervention, but many others would. I still want to see the robot that can survive 80 active years without maintenance.
    1. onlypassingthru · · focus · HN ↗
      The human machine doesn't just survive without external intervention, it actually gets better at being a machine. Speed, endurance, power, coordination... all improve with usage.
      1. fhn · · focus · HN ↗
        until you get old and goes the opposite direction
Open on Hacker News to reply ↗

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.