How many cells are in the human body? New study provides an answer.

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Researchers examined greater than 400 sorts of cells throughout 60 tissues, together with nerve cells, or neurons, pictured above as seen beneath the microscope. (Picture credit score: Ed Reschke by way of Getty Photographs)

Cells are the constructing blocks that type all of the tissues and organs of the physique — and now, scientists have an estimate of simply what number of particular person cells the human physique incorporates.

In line with a brand new evaluation of greater than 1,500 papers, the common grownup male human has round 36 trillion cells — that is 36 adopted by 12 zeros — whereas grownup females have 28 trillion and 10-year-old kids have about 17 trillion. To reach at these estimates, the authors of the brand new research, which was revealed Monday (Sept. 18) within the journal PNAS, thought of the scale and variety of 400 sorts of cells within the physique throughout 60 tissues, together with muscle, nerve and immune cells.