>From: Eirik Korsell <eirik at ibm.net>
>Subject: Re: Metabolic Rate
>>... What I mean is more spesifically; are the cells in a
>mouses liver for instance the same overall size as the liver
>cells in humans or in elephants?
Not that I'm aware of.
But another interesting factor is that cancer also develops much
more quickly in mice and rats (unexposed control populations).
Thus, the cells in humans and other large mammals seem to be more
resistant to background radiation, etc., than in smaller animals.
-Paul Schlosser
