Long before we are born the cells in our body has began functioning and supporting us and they will continue to do so each and everyday of our lives until the very day that we die. And Although cells are the most important part of our body it is also to most overlooked, because we never stopped to question and learn what a cell could do and what it has done for us. Obviously cells are very complicated structures and are still a mystery to us, and as for the time being we only understand the basics features and functions of a cell while the cell itself contain the genetic information that helps it understand ourselves better than we do.
Cells are amazing and unique in every way and they have the potential to surprise us with new facts and information that we at first may thought to be impossible. For example in the mid 1980s scientists were astonished when they found that nitric oxide a formidable toxin and common component to air pollutant was being produced in cells for the purpose of controlling blood flow, energy levels and are responsible for attacking cancers and other pathogens. Another interesting fact about cells that would have never been thought possible is they that they have the ability to convert the food that we eat and the oxygen we breathe into electricity that is estimated to be around 0.1 volts and travels in nanometers. So although cells are the smallest unit of all living organisms they are still the most complicated and it would take more then a lifetime to uncover their many fascinating secrets.
Cells are truly complicated and unique structures but what is it that is happening inside them? According to Physicist James Trefil the cell is "a complex chemical refinery" while bio chemist Guy Brown describes it as "a vast, teeming metropolis", in theory these two men are both correct but they are also both wrong because although the cell can be both a "chemical refinery" and a "teeming metropolis" it is still a much more nightmarish place. Inside the cell millions upon millions of chemicals and other agents move around to carry out their duties at frightening speeds and every once in a while they can collide with each other causing massive damage. For example once about 8 second a strand of DNA would be damaged upon impact by these passing objects and these wounds that are inflicted on the DNA strands would have to be swiftly repaired in order to guarantee the cell's survival, and the survival of the cell is very important to us because it is these functions that keep us alive.
If a cell was seen as a human being it would be a very selfless and loyal person because each and everyday it would have to carry out millions of tasks to ensure our survival and in the process of accomplishing these task the cell would also have to look out of themselves and repair damaged parts in order to keep supporting our needs. Each day after accomplishing their given tasks billions of cells in our body dies for our own benefit, and these cells that died in dignity are often forgotten by us because we do not take the time to appreciate what they have done for us. Cells are very magnificent structures in our bodies and there is much to learn and understand about them, but at the same time we owe thanks to these cells for supporting us like a loyal and selfless friend from the day we set foot to this world to the very day we leave it. And although countless cells would die in our lifetime we would be always be our cell's greatest accomplishment.
