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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It's just a lot of copies of the same information. Not very efficient.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The dna sequence of each sperm is actually unique, and are thus not considered part of your body according to your immune system. This is why your testes are "immune-privileged", meaning your white blood cells are not allowed in there.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is why your testes are “immune-privileged”, meaning your white blood cells are not allowed in there.

crazy. yeah it makes sense on second thought, i guess, like there's some fuckery with the immune system of the mother not entering a child in the womb or sth. yeah it makes sense that that applies for sperm too. then, i wonder, what keeps infections at bay?

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I'm not sure. I'll have to look it up

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So not just inefficient but also insecure? Who designed this crap?

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sexual reproduction is designed for variation. You can reduce it with a large amount of inbreeding. Your family, for example.

jk

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My mom, my dad, my aunt and my uncle are going to beat you up! The two of them are really strong!

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 week ago

They're just trying to get a point across.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago

Top Redundancy

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It's not even. The data integrity algorithm is really kind of crap.