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After somatic cells revert to unicellularity (transform to cancer, ignoring the instructive cues that harness them to macroscopic anatomical spec) they can re-boot their multicellularity to a different large-scale “body”, a tumor:
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For those with kids: has the process of raising children moved your opinion at all on the “nature vs. nurture” scale? Relative to where you were before (whether genetics vs. experiential inputs are the bigger determinants of personality and behavior), having kids
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I am blown away by the energy, intelligence, and drive of some young students. Often I’m contacted by kids in middle or high school, who read our primary papers and want to do the next experiments. Here’s the latest such, pretty awesome: