inthrees t1_j9a5sst wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:45 PM Reply to TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan No, I bet it's being studied to make an organic terminator police force to keep us proles in line. Permalink 4
inthrees t1_j9a5sst wrote
Reply to TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan
No, I bet it's being studied to make an organic terminator police force to keep us proles in line.