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Blood: The Components of Blood

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Blood is vital to human life. Blood is made up of four components; plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

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Smart Bacteria in Your Gut (5:38)

Watch this video about bacteria on HowStuffWorks. University of Chicago researcher John Alverdy, M.D., has discovered a way to keep bacteria from communicating, which may help save surgical patients from dying of infection. Copyright 2005 The... More »

National Body Challenge 2008: Stomach Fat (2:33)

Identical twins, Fiona and Vanessa Distefano, get a personal body evaluation from Doctor Peeke.

David Bolinsky Talks About Cells at TED (11:42)

Watch this video showing David Bolinsky talk about cells and the beauty of biology at TED on HowStuffWorks. Bolinsky is a master at medical animation and showed the TED Conference an animated movie of how our body works at the cellular level. See... More »

DNA Damage from UV Rays (1:34)

Watch this video about protecting your DNA from the sun on HowStuffWorks. A dermatologist has created a lotion that stimulates skin cells to protect themselves against UV rays and radiation from the sun. Learn how this lotion helps prevent DNA... More »

Are You Infected with the Fat Virus (1:41)

Watch this video to see if you are infected with the fat virus on HowStuffWorks. You've likely seen the latest headlines about how a common-cold virus might contribute to obesity, but did you know there is a test developed by a University of... More »

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