Corpse Girl’s blood cells

“They’re macromolecular complexes. Those arms are nanotubes, like flagella, but they’re all composed of different chemical compounds. The center mass is a mix of proteins and DNA, like you’d find in a virus. This whole structure’s approximately forty microns across…
They’re nanites…
They came from Madelyn…
None of her blood cells [ARE] actually blood cells…
They were shaped like red blood cells and acting like them.”

Excerpt From Ex-Communication, pg 437-439
Peter Clines
https://books.apple.com/us/book/ex-communication/id635706546