Water Is a Problem, and Your Body Has an Ingenious Solution

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The sodium-potassium pump is an innovation that allows your cells to combat the forces of nature and in doing so, prevents disaster. Source
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Secrets of Active Transport Become Visible

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TSA workers at airports could never boast of this much quality control in their authentication protocols. Source
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