The senior researcher did as told.
Bloodfiends are anatomically almost identical to humans, though completely different biologically.
Their cells do not run on glucose, rather on iron. Taking a look into a bloodfiend cell, almost all functions are identical although most organelles are enhanced or completely new.
Such as the Rough and Smooth ER, which are different but still have the same function.
The Golgi apparatus is much more efficient and active.
Lysosomes are enhanced to process iron waste.
Cytoskeleton is heat resistant and resistant to oxidation.
Mitochondria instead have the function for Iron Oxidation via a ferric cycle.
Peroxisomes are supercharged antioxidant hubs.
And there's two completely Bloodfiend unique organelles. One of which has already been given a name.
Ferrisomes, a vesicle that has the function of iron storage.
And the second is still being studied, but it carries out the function of blood conversion. It converts foreign blood into the specimen’s blood.
Effects on the structure of the cell include:
Thicker, iron-resistant cell membranes;
Darker, iron-rich cytoplasm;
Modified mitochondria with more cristae;
Denser cytoskeletons.
They are extremely oxygen efficient, needing less oxygen overall. They are able to hold their breath for extended periods of time untrained, they have a low respiration rate at rest and very efficient energy production.
Their entire structure is vastly different.
Skin color ranges from pale to almost pinkish, depending on blood levels.
Hair colors range from deep reds, maroons, rust-browns or black with crimson highlights.
Less common are silver, steel-gray or a gray-ish blue.
Dominant eye colors are red. Less common ones are maroon, violet or silver.
Recessive eye colors include deep blues.
Their teeth formation is also different, as their adult teeth are “sharper” than normal human teeth. They closely resemble shark teeth, but they still retain the structure of human teeth.
Their hands are also quite peculiar, as they do not possess fingernails. Instead, what is supposed to be fingernails, is fused with their fingers in the form of claws.
To avoid confusion, they do not have finger tips, this is replaced by claws.
Their nervous system is also quite drastically different.
They are sensitive to electromagnetic fields, often being able to ‘sense’ living beings around them.
They also possess a heightened sense of smell, being able to locate blood or differentiate between blood types.
