With the exception of red blood cells, which contain no nucleus and no nuclear DNA, every one of these cells contains the human genome -- a string of three billion A's, C's, G's, and T's.

Anisopoikilocytosis is when you have red blood cells that are of different sizes and shapes. It has several possible causes. Results from a blood smear can also find mild anisopoikilocytosis.

The next step was to use a cocktail of gut bacteria enzymes to remove the strings from red blood cells. Red blood cells carry ...