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Blood acidity is strictly regulated around 7 point 4

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Your internal fluid maintains a bizarrely tight alkaline range. If your pH level drifts even a tiny fraction in either direction, your proteins start unfolding and chaotic failure ensues. It is a terrifyingly narrow margin of error for staying alive.

Blood acidity is strictly regulated around 7 point 4
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