AFAIK it all boils down to the fact that during embryonal development our cells, which at that point were just a blob of undifferentiated autonomous chemical machines, somehow managed to unanimously agree upon the cardinal directions (up-down, left-right, front-back) for future development - and thanks to this, we don’t have toes growing out of our ears.

  • nomad
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    11 year ago

    Gravity is what makes this happen. Guess what probably is a concern in space?

    • @lemmefixdat4u
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      171 year ago

      You know that we’ve gestated various animals in weightless conditions on the ISS, yes? They look normal.

      • nomad
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        11 year ago

        We have? Do you have a source for that? That would be amazing. :)