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@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 hours ago

⚡ Cells Use ‘Bioelectricity’ To Coordinate and Make Group Decisions | Quanta Magazine

「 Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check 」

https://www.quantamagazine.org/cells-use-bioelectricity-to-coordinate-and-make-group-decisions-20260112/

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Cells Use ‘Bioelectricity’ To Coordinate and Make Group Decisions

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents flowing through our bodies.
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