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Why do we have blood and what does it do?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Why Is Blood Red?

How does your blood know to start congealing or getting solid to make a scab? We have all kinds of signals when you get a cut if your blood vessel is is cut open for some reason. The first thing there are the platelets, those little band-aids. And then once your cut is healed, that band-aid actually just slowly goes away and dissolves. Your body just knows what to do.

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