Originally Posted By: Revlgking
Originally Posted By: ImagingGeek
... Small world; I was at sick kids (the real one in Toronto, not the pretend one in NYC) until ~2 years ago. Bryan
Here since 2010, eh? What makes any sick kids hospital......a pretend one shocked ?

One is the original; the other stole the name 50 years later.

Originally Posted By: Revlgking
Meanwhile, I'll check out some of your posts. Are you still actively involved in your field? Or are you retired?

Very much involved; hence why I haven't been here much.

Originally Posted By: Revlgking
Interestingly, one older book on biology, which I have--it came out in 1980--says that the human body has 60 trillion cells. The figure used in Wikipedia now, is nearly 100 trillion cells. How accurate can we be about this question? Do larger bodies have more cells, or just bigger ones?

An exact count is impossible, as the number is always changing, different sized individuals will have differing amounts, and there are structures (e.g. RBCs, platelets) which are unclear if they should be counted as cells or not.

Originally Posted By: Revlgking
BTW, Would you be willing to have a dialogue--short or otherwise--about the science of biology?

Sure, with the caveat that I'd be doing it in whatever free time I have.

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