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https://xkcd.com/2941

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It's believed that Golgi was originally an independent organism who was eventually absorbed into our cells, where he began work on his Apparatus.

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[-] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

aw hell nah i got norton in me

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

Midichlorians are the force-house of the cell

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago

I love the explainxkcd meme of marking obviously true statements with [citation needed] and this one has a couple doozies:

Even a single star is far too big to fit in a cell. [citation needed]

The real Golgi was not and is not a tiny alien being who merged with our cells, as the comic and title text imply. [citation needed]

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Lithosphere and mantle. Got it. ๐Ÿ‘

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Hypoallergenic filling is technically correct

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago
[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Found the power house!

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The cell as seen by a molecular biologist:

Inside

Nucleus

Outside

Gene/protein of interest

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

It somehow differs from the picture in my biology book, IIRC ;-)

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Same. Mine has the nucleoloulous on the right.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Mine has McAfee in stead of Norton Antivirus

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Antivirus is not enough! Use Protegent!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Man of course our cells have both a weak spot and a drain plug. Engineers, man.

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