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CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE CELL

CELLS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN

CREATED WITH LARGE MEMORIES

When cells receive news of microbial attack, they immediately
warn the immune system.
Whenever you get an infection—for example, when microbes
invade an open wound—cells of the immune system are immedi-
ately activated. These defensive cells, known as macrophages,
identify the area of infection in the least amount of time and initi-
ate a response against microbe attack and then hasten to this area.
Macrophages are sensitive to a number of changes. For example,
they identify bacterial waste in a given area, along with the pres-
ence of destructive substances produced by infected tissue, as well
as factors involved in blood clotting. If macrophages couldn't
identify any changes in infected tissue, they wouldn't be able to
respond to the innumerable number of dangers the body faces
every day.
But here is something interesting: Most macrophages are com-
ing face-to-face with such an attack for the first time. If so, how

When we hurt ourselves, we are certain that the wound will soon
heal. But how few of us even think of who heals that wound?

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