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The cells in our body go through mitosis, and we pretty much grow. But nerve cells don't go through mitosis, so they always stay the same. So how does our nervous system still reach to the tips of our limbs if our bodies grow and our nerves don't?

by /u/Edgy_Rock in /r/askscience

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