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CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE CELL
WHO MANAGES HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE CELL?

The Golgi body, found in all cells, plays an important role in
packaging newly synthesized proteins and differentiating and
selecting between different types of protein.
The various proteins found in various sections of the cell are
synthesized in another part of the cell called the endoplasmic
reticulum, or ER. Minutes after the proteins are synthesized, they
move quickly out of the ER and towards the Golgi body. There are
many important reasons why they undergo various changes in the
Golgi body after being made. For example, to some of them are
attached carbohydrate groups, to others sulphate or phosphate
groups, and to still others, fatty acids. These modifications vary

The cell's organization is much more
complex and successful than any
human fabrication. In a protein
produced in the cell, steps take place
that are involved in the manufacture of
products in a factory and their
subsequent delivery to where
they're needed.

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