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Your Paw-some Question | Why is snot green?
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Washington State University
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Season 5
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Episode 5
Purr-haps you'd like a new way to get your claws on science questions sent in by kids like you. That's litter-ally my favorite thing.
Today Cosmo and I tackle a question from William, 7, from the United Kingdom: Why is snot green?
You'll hear:
- What mucus is
- What protein makes mucus green sometimes
- How immune cells trap irritants and stuff that can make you sick
Resources you can use:
- Check out Operation Ouch's Science of Snot
- Learn about the nursing career
As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.