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If clonal plants count, could that mean that Henrietta Lacks (HeLa cells) is technically worlds heaviest animal?
by dan_mctree 9y ago
If clonal plants count, could that mean that Henrietta Lacks (HeLa cells) is technically worlds heaviest animal?
- beambot 9y agoHeLa would fail the latter portion of the definition provided in the article: > The record-breaking A. solidipes clonal colony passes the test based on a definition of being made up of genetically identical cells that can communicate, and that have a common purpose or can at least coordinate themselves.
- jghn 9y agoAnd even if it didn't, the assumption that HeLa cells are actually identical anymore is a bold one.