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- Scientists made a big map of cells.
- The map studies how aging changes cells.
- It includes many different body parts.
- Some cells become fewer with age.
- Some immune cells grow in number.
- Many changes start early in life.
- The map could help doctors find treatments.
- The researchers shared the map online.
Difficult words
- scientist — a person who studies nature and experimentsScientists
- cell — the small living unit in a bodycells
- aging — the process of becoming older over time
- immune — related to the body's system that fights germs
- treatment — medical care to help a sick person get bettertreatments
- body part — one part of a human or animal bodybody parts
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Discussion questions
- Have you seen a map online?
- Do you know what a cell is?
- Do you want doctors to use the map?
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