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Platelets in the blood form clots, white cells are summoned, dead cells are cleared away, and a cascade of chemical signals sounds the alarm to draw in units known as fibroblasts.
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Mike McRae 28,
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
These cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells, are the body’s building blocks for every type of blood cell, from oxygen-carrying red cells to immune-boosting white cells.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
The patient’s hemoglobin level had plummeted; his white cells, or leukocytes, had multiplied; he was doubled over in pain.
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Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Somehow, the various components of blood—red and white cells, platelets, and plasma—manage to perform an entire spectrum of life-promoting functions.
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Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Mike McRae 28,
New Atlas,
28 June 2026
These cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells, are the body’s building blocks for every type of blood cell, from oxygen-carrying red cells to immune-boosting white cells.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
The patient’s hemoglobin level had plummeted; his white cells, or leukocytes, had multiplied; he was doubled over in pain.
—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Somehow, the various components of blood—red and white cells, platelets, and plasma—manage to perform an entire spectrum of life-promoting functions.
—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“White cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20cell. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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