Biology



Stem Cell Therapy

The fast approaching of the mid term elections bring all the special interest champions out into the limelight. Advocates for special interests ranging from the environment to animal rights all view the political process as a means to advance their…
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Cloned Beef

What if you could carve off a chunk of the most succulent slab of steak you’ve ever eaten, clone a bull from it, then produce weeks of identically delectable dinners? Irina Polejaeva, chief embryologist at ViaGen, a livestock-cloning lab in…
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Understanding Mitosis and Meiosis

Mitosis and meiosis are both forms of cell division in organisms. Although there are differences in the two processes, they are both very simple to understand and absolutely essential to life. Both take place only is Eukaryote cells (that is,…
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Sexual Diversity and Genetics

“Electroshock treatment, hormonal therapies, genital mutilation, and brain surgery”, according to Udo Schuklenk, et al., in his piece The Ethics of Genetic Research on Sexual Orientation, are among the “conversion therapies” used to “treat” homosexuals and change their sexual orientations….
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Mitochondria Defined

Discrete structures floating in cytoplasm in the cells of our bodies have specialized functions that regulate cellular activity. These structures are called organelles and like the name implies, they are to the cell what organs are to the body. They…
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Meiosis Explained

Meiosis is a common feature in Spermatogenesis (The formation of haploid sperm cells in the testes) and Oogenesis (The formation of haploid ova in the ovaries). Meiosis occurs in two divisions. The Reduction Division (Meiosis 1) and the Equatorial Division…
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Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function

Prokaryotes are single cell organisms without membrane bound organelles. They are contrasted to eukaryotes, like plants and animals, which feature a true nucleus and membrane bound organelles. There are two kinds of prokaryotes, known as bacteria and archaea. The structure…
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