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How are Humans Made of Atoms?

We have said that atoms come together to form
human beings, but, of course, you must be wondering

how this can happen. First, atoms come together to
form CELLS. Again, we are learning something new: So,
what is a cell?
The bodies of all living organisms are made up of
cells. Even if cells are not as small as atoms, they are
still very small and cannot be seen with the naked eye.
We can try to explain their tiny size with the following

example: If we brought together about 10,000 cells, we
could make up something just about the size of the
head of a pin. This is why you cannot see them. But
cells are the building blocks of humans, ants, cats,
roses, trees, and all other living organisms around you.
You, for instance, are made up of trillions of cells.

So, where did all these trillions of cells come from?
Look at your brother. He wasn’t there two years ago,
then all of a sudden he appeared and slowly he started
to grow. How did this amazing event happen?
Your brother started out as a single cell in your
mother’s abdomen. But this single cell was storing a lot
of important information inside. All the information
that has made your brother into who he is used to be

stored in this cell: his eye colour, hair colour, height,
etc.
Then this cell grew a little and started to divide.
First, it divided in two. However, here something
happened that you would find very interesting: The

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