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>Lots of organs in the body lack regeneration capabilities once you age as an evolutionary mechanism to avoid tumors. why is this so?
by fuzztester 2y ago
>Lots of organs in the body lack regeneration capabilities once you age as an evolutionary mechanism to avoid tumors.
why is this so?
- nextos 2y agoSimplifying a lot, once you age, your cells have accumulated lots of genetic and epigenetic defects, so they are more likely to become cancerous if you let them divide quickly. Besides, you have less lymphocytes looking for carcinogenic cells, as your immune system is older.
- fuzztester 2y agothanks