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What happens inside the cell?
Each of your cells is like a tiny factory. Inside, thousands of chemical reactions take place every day in separate compartments. At the centre of the cell is the nucleus, the 'manager's office'. The nucleus contains a copy of your genes, the instructions for making proteins. Inside other compartments, the cell generates power, gets rid of waste, and makes molecules it needs to survive, work and grow.Enlarge
Inside a cell.
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