• goldfishmotorcycle
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    3 years ago

    What’s the margin for error on this? An 82% chance of immortality sounds like a bet I might be willing to take.

    • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
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      3 years ago

      I know you are joking, but if you were curious, it’s from a meta-analysis based on the mortality data from 53 studies. The rates vary between species as well