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Aug 2023
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‍Why can’t we breathe underwater?

American Public Media
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It’s Breathe Week - a whole week of episodes about one of the most important things our bodies do to keep us alive and healthy. Humans love to swim and play in the water - but we can’t breathe underwater without lotws of heavy scuba gear. Why is that?? We asked pediatrician Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir to help us find the answer.


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