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Why is Blood Red?
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Red blood cells have hemoglobin, a protein that gets its color from heme - a compound with an iron atom that binds with oxygen to transport it throughout the body. Our bodies also produce metemoglobins, which have oxidized iron and are useless for transporting oxygen.

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