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Last April I defended my #PhD at @KU_Leuven, in which I developed ways of looking at the #Force within your cells...

(1/20) 🧵In this #ThesisThread I will tell you exactly how I did it...
(2/20) No, at least in our galaxy, our cells do not have #midichlorians. But all ~30 trillion cells of your body are able to:

🔍Change their behavior if they #feel changes in the forces around them...

💪Exert #forces to move or to explore the environment
(3/20) Let me give you an example:

🚀When astronauts spend time in space, their bones become weaker! This means that the cells of their bones take a decision when they don't feel the #gravity anymore!

If there is no need, why should cells bother and maintain bones? Image taken from: https://w...
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