
Kaelo, a diligent macrophage cell in the spleen, identifies an aging red blood cell that has finished its 120-day journey of carrying oxygen. Through the process of phagocytosis, Kaelo gently engulfs the cell, breaks down its components, extracts and packages vital iron for the bone marrow, and prepares the remaining byproducts for the liver.
🔬by Dr. Wren Hollow
Once upon a time, in a land of rolling hills and silver streams, there lived a curious little fox named Ember.