[HN Gopher] Leonard Rome's lab discovered an odd component of ce...
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       Leonard Rome's lab discovered an odd component of cells in the
       1980s: Vaults
        
       Author : JPLeRouzic
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2024-07-06 16:38 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | FiatLuxDave wrote:
       | This is really interesting. I wonder what other known cellular
       | structures are left out of biology textbooks because their
       | functions are unknown?
        
         | ffhhj wrote:
         | > We usually think of neurons as the only cells in our body
         | that produce intelligent behavior by communicating in large
         | networks. Neurons are constantly communicating with each other
         | in the form of electrical patterns on their membrane and
         | neurotransmitters, which are chemicals that transfer messages
         | between cells. But it turns out that cells throughout the body
         | have the exact same building blocks for such communication.
         | They do the same communication, but slower. Levin and company
         | call this the bioelectric network, as distinguished from a
         | neural network.
         | 
         | https://www.bitsofwonder.co/p/a-revolution-in-biology
        
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