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Mystery #1Tier 2cells / growth

How do you grow bigger?

Every year you get taller, your hands get bigger, your feet outgrow your shoes. Your body is somehow adding more of itself. Where does all that extra 'you' come from?

Microscope view of plant cells, with arrows pointing to two cells caught in the act of dividing in two.
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