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Loss of cell identity drives human aging: Two new papers

369 points · 184 comments · bookofjoe

  1. SubiculumCode · · focus · HN ↗
    That's why knees hurt in old age? They forgot they were knees, decided they were sentient cheese?
    1. HexPhantom · · focus · HN ↗
      Pretty much. One day your cartilage wakes up and goes "I've done enough cartilage work, I'm a fibroblast now"
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