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venomsnake on June 6, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: How cancer was created by evolution

But those cells burn at a lot higher rate.

Ericson2314 on June 6, 2016 | [–]

And wow, the "related articles" were actually useful for once. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151031-the-animal-that-does... mentions duplicating the gene in mice: 2 copies seems to be the sweet spot.

danieltillett on June 6, 2016 | [–]

Yes but not a billion time more. The relative resistance of human cells to cancer compared to mice is more than just about metabolism.

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