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Oxygen’s surprisingly complex journey through your body - Enda Butler

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Oxygen forms about 21% of the air around us. In your body, oxygen forms a vital role in the production of energy in most cells. But if gases can only efficiently diffuse across tiny distances, how does oxygen reach the cells deep inside your body? Enda Butler tracks the surprisingly complex journey of oxygen through your body.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Enda Butler
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Director
Dalibor Rajninger
Producer
Vessela Dantcheva
Animator
Dalibor Rajninger
Designer
Dalibor Rajninger
Illustrator
Dalibor Rajninger
Composer
Alexander Daniel, Alexander Evtimov, Mihail Yosifov
Sound Designer
Alexander Daniel, Alexander Evtimov, Mihail Yosifov
Associate Producer
Jessica Ruby
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson

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