That's a good question. I can imagine that there was a time before there was life on Earth, and then clearly there was a time X-hundred thousand years or a million years later when there were things that we would all recognize as biological.
What Causes High White Blood Cell Counts? White blood cell counts are elevated when the body is fighting an illness or disease, so a high count is indicative of an infection. Often, your doctor will order another round of tests after he or she determines you have a high white blood cell count.
A high red cells count is caused by a disorder called polycythemia vera. This is a genetic condition that causes the bone marrow to produce too many blood cells, so it is not caused by a liver problem. This disorder sometimes causes high white counts too, so I am not sure why your father's count is low. The second issue is that you don't know what is going on with your father's health.