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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote] [b]Tyberius Prime said:[/b] Regular biological definition of life [/quote] There is no such thing as a "regular biological definition of life"....that is so carbon based life form of you. :) If you're saying that red blood cells are not alive, trust me you will be challenged by every biologist on the planet. They are very much alive. The ability to reproduce should not be a factor - many insects can't reproduce - only the queen. As for metabolism? Not only do red blood cells have metabolism during their short life span but they also produce substances. Just because they don't have mitochrondia doesn't mean they don't need energy - they do, like all living tissue - but they get there energy from anaerobic pathways. It's ALIVE! Ok now for red blood cells not having any DNA? Well that's true, they don't have a nucleus either, but it's only true for mammals (which are not the most prolific creatures on earth) - that's right, other vertebrates do have DNA in their red blood cells. :) Nature & Travel Photography [url=http://www.sleepingwolves.com]Visit the Sleeping Wolves[/url] [small](Edited by [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/user/6261]SleepingWolf[/url] on 10-08-2007 18:48)[/small] Loading...
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