What makes tattoos permanent? - Claudia Aguirre
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The earliest recorded tattoo was found on a Peruvian mummy in 6,000 BC. That’s some old ink! And considering humans lose roughly 40,000 skin cells per hour, how do these markings last? Claudia Aguirre details the different methods, machines and macrophages (you’ll see) that go into making tattoos stand the test of time.
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Which process of cell death is at work during the tattooing process?
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Samuel Ramon
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apoptosis
Kiara Criss
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apoptosis
Lily Wagner
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Apoptosis because the cells are dying off.
Aurora Cremer
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Apoptosis- the process of cell death.
Harry Connerty
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Process of cell death is at work during the tattooing process is about the ink process.
Sumedh Sumedh
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Apoptosis, because it controls the foreign death destruction of extra matter in the body.It is normal for an organisms growth and development.It is important for the body, because it can take out virus monocles.
Nevaeh Pacheco
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Apoptosis
Azmariah Barboza
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Apotosis is the process of cell death that is at work during the tattooing process.
Erika Wickham
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Apoptosis is the process of cell death that is at work when tattooing.
Danielle Garcia
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Apotosis is the process of cell death that is at work during the tattooing process.
