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Bicarbonate ions actively transport waste carbon dioxide
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Your respiratory system uses an incredibly convoluted chemical disguise to safely move toxic exhaust out of your tissues. Instead of just carrying raw gas, it aggressively transforms dangerous carbon dioxide into stable bicarbonate ions, sneaking it through your vessels before violently converting it back in the lungs. It is an elaborate microscopic smuggling operation strictly for waste removal.
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