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same mechanism for decline in the rest of the body???? Surely oxidation and dna mutations accumulating affects the brains similarly to how it affects everything
by Madmallard 3y ago
same mechanism for decline in the rest of the body???? Surely oxidation and dna mutations accumulating affects the brains similarly to how it affects everything else.
- HeWhoLurksLate 3y agoI mean I'm sure that eventually entropy will claim all of us, but it'd be really cool to be able to help people maybe not extend their life times but be less miserable during them I think I would hate losing my cognitive function if I realized it was slipping away a lot more than needing to use a wheelchair
- withinboredom 3y agoIIRC, 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.
- hollerith 3y agoA cell still needs its DNA (to make proteins among other things) even when it is not dividing.
- withinboredom 3y agoThey 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.
- hollerith 3y agoI know