OMG OMG! A 8th Grader in United States wants to know, "Why do our brain cells need water?"
Here's an answer:
Brain cells, like all cells, ARE mostly water. Without water, there wouldn't be much brain cell left. Read More
The old saying goes that the human body is 90% water. There's some truth to that. Cells - the building blocks of life - are mostly water. (The cytosol is basically just water with a few salts and other molecules dissolved in it, and the cytosol occupies a large percentage of the cell's volume.)
So what does the water actually do? Well, it's fundamental to the chemistry a cell does to survive - making ATP or sending electrical signals or copying DNA.
So what does the water actually do? Well, it's fundamental to the chemistry a cell does to survive - making ATP or sending electrical signals or copying DNA.
Wow, the brain is so cool!
Hey, what's the one thing you wish you knew about the brain?