Blood-cell Size Influenced By Metabolism

It is widely known among experts that smaller animals have a higher metabolic rate, which means that they essentially have to consume more food in order to be able to function. A famous example in this sense is the hummingbird, which has to consume several times its own weight in pollen each day in order to be able to move its wings so incredibly fast. According to a new scientific study, it would appear that, when supporting metabolism, the size of the blood cells truly matters. In fact, it pla...

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