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kayo_20211030yesterday at 7:38 PM2 repliesview on HN

> A simplistic answer is that evolution has made each cell the size best suited to its function.

Yeah. That's probably it. Really, it probably is the right answer.


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fluoridationyesterday at 9:00 PM

That just kicks the can forward one step. What parameters control the optimal size of a given cell?

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taneqyesterday at 10:08 PM

Why are things the way they are? Because it works better. Simple, really. :D