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Lung disease

Breathing is essential to keep us alive, but problems can occur when diseases such as asthma and emphysema damage our lungs

Coloured scanning electron micrograph of the bronchial epithelial lining of the lung. The cilia (blue) and goblet cells (orange) help to keep the lungs free from disease (×7000)
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