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"Ant colonies [.] understanding general principles linking individual-level interactions to network-level functions" https://t.co/MrsillGbvN
"The clustering of individuals that results from limited dispersal is a double-edged sword" https://t.co/u2fODBWeQ2
"The somatic evolution of cancer is a consequence of our cells being individual replicators." https://t.co/uu8Efezbis
Intelligence is not just in your head, but also due to relationships you build with others & environment. https://t.co/NA7U4j26BD
The ideas we spread through our network of relationships is how we change our environment.https://t.co/r6VemSTbmZ
Fuck cancer. "Cancer is a master of biological signals intelligence and counterintelligence" https://t.co/gewHyhyIyo š¢
āInternet search data shows that memes may be treated as infectious entities when modelling their propagationā https://t.co/hvD5D63c04
Fuck Cancer. It's a runaway bubble in the ATP market. Greedy Cells.https://t.co/RHqDUZ6Z5o https://t.co/WlqPfAi7o4
Growth for growths sake destroys the host.https://t.co/NnnpLa8L3Q
The very mechanisms that support life, also destroy it when the value network is out of balance.https://t.co/M9k6Ng4Oq1
Cancer as feedback loop's gone amuck. This kills the ants.https://t.co/f7fKlJ94Gq
Our cells are in a constant battle to cooperate or defect. Life itself is hinges on principles found in Game Theory.https://t.co/QQfFikuqVW
Energy within infinite regress problem in cosmology.The "unmoved mover' paradox.Economics all the way down.https://t.co/E3Ki4Abp5H
Cancer: a mutation in the body's cells. An unchecked modification to code in production.š¢https://t.co/gewHyhyIyo https://t.co/v4DZRI5KMz
Cancer's greed might have a weakness. https://t.co/Q9viYrVS4d
"... can revert to their primitive program of proliferation, competition for survival, and selection of the fittest" https://t.co/6LkZEVuu7n
Curing cancer with the common cold? https://t.co/HhIwoEkMpB
Mutations in p53 lead to unique cancer defence in low oxygen environment. https://t.co/xazYqthxyH
Not to be out done, elephants simply copy the normal gene 19 times to prevent malformed mutation. https://t.co/kNVfUs4WFh
Meanwhile, the lowly ant has decided to outsource the job of cancer apoptosis to baceria: https://t.co/z1PmyFV8UXAnt got no time fo that.
Even slime mold is doing it's part to find the cure for cancer. It uses apoptosis to form its breeding stalks. https://t.co/hBVAlJeuzb
"... fights cancer, all our lives long. From birth, our immune systems are hunting down and killing rogue cells." https://t.co/GmeBlLLjWw
"In contrast to normal cells, the glucose-dependent tumor cells cannot use ketone bodies effectively for energy" https://t.co/q9qkzSgKGO
Just got a hold of latest copy of genome. Saw an ad on back for Liquid biopsy. Great to see things moving so fast.https://t.co/M1kUZ49euV
"... genomic mutations and DNA methylation patterns likely caused by tobacco smoke in 17 types of cancerous tumors."https://t.co/PtV4M9Wbxo
"We need to build on [each otherās] efforts rather than duplicate them."https://t.co/0wShqgzDmE https://t.co/CIiFAPti9f
Lobster cells are basically immortalhttps://t.co/0LzDLDxAwYsomehow subverting mammalian anti-cancer aspect?https://t.co/kAtGvorwkC
Well, immortal in one sense at least, they don't die out from the normal things we do: https://t.co/7BL8kWD202
"like cancer, success is judged by the capability for rapid and infinite growth within a context of finite resources https://t.co/ICkR4VRfBQ
"To home in on the origins [...] researchers need more quantitative comparisons between experiments and models."https://t.co/rYHwhvJWnz https://t.co/loqGYuQBgc
*looks up CICD on wikipedia*Sees acronym soup and begins to twitch.https://t.co/fnkw6mgsCx https://t.co/7UpUTVnma0
Oh wait The "C" in "CICD" isn't even in that page, huh.Maybe it's this then? "Caspase independent cell death"https://t.co/o9dT4Eh8H1
Annoying when obvious PR stories are copied/pasted around blogsphere we call news these days. Just read the paper: https://t.co/uXiy4WgeD9