• Question: what happens to all the dead cells inside our body , where does it go ?

    Asked by meggahippo to Dr D on 19 Jun 2013. This question was also asked by gandialf.
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      Andrew Devitt answered on 19 Jun 2013:


      They get eaten by other cells! Cannibalism.

      This means that stuff inside cells doesn’t spill out of the dying cell. It gets eaten and stays inside another cell. This protects us. The contents of some of our cells are really dangerous (like the ones that kill bacteria) and these have to be handled carefully

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