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by caycep 31 days ago
Of note, cautionary tale is too much neurogenesis is brain cancer...
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No, brain cancer is brain cancer.
which is poorly differentiated cells undergoing unchecked neurogenesis...
That’s like saying a fire on an oil rig is the same as combustion in a car engine
It’s not as bad an analogy as you make it sound. It is more like “fire is what makes our factories run, and oil fuels fire. So let’s douse our factories in gasoline to speed things up.”