How cell structure can lead to health issues

PHYSorg
Mar 1, 2024, 6:59 am170 pts
Human bodies make 2 million red blood cells per second. They each live for 120 days and spend that time zooming completely around the body every 20 seconds, carrying oxygen from the lungs to other tissues and bringing back carbon dioxide that is exhaled.

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