Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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I just realized how incredible it is that we don't have toes growing out of our ears. (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 1 year ago by zovits to c/showerthoughts

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AFAIK it all boils down to the fact that during embryonal development our cells, which at that point were just a blob of undifferentiated autonomous chemical machines, somehow managed to unanimously agree upon the cardinal directions (up-down, left-right, front-back) for future development - and thanks to this, we don't have toes growing out of our ears.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wonder if we could use that phenomena to regenerate teeth in a lab for replacements and dentures.

[–] ArchmageAzor 1 points 1 year ago

Probably no different than stem cell stuff