Let's say that you have been tasked, at a bioengineering firm, to design a synthetic biological cell.  One of the first things that you and your team must consider is the size of the cell.  Each member of the team decides that it should not have a radius longer than 100 um.  Why do you and your team decide this?  Isn't bigger better?

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Let's say that you have been tasked, at a bioengineering firm, to design a synthetic biological cell.  One of the first things that you and your team must consider is the size of the cell.  Each member of the team decides that it should not have a radius longer than 100 um.  Why do you and your team decide this?  Isn't bigger better?

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