Biology

What are the Characteristics of Life

The basic unit of life is the cell.  All living organisms are made of cells.  The simplest life forms, bacteria, have correspondingly simple cells that do not contain a nucleus.  Higher single-celled plants and animals have more complicated cells, containing…
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Devolving – Devolving

In terms of what we have produced, technologically, we have evolved leaps and bounds in just the last 50 years. Intellectually, we have evolved monumentally over the past 100 years. Physically, we have done pretty well. We run faster and…
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Biology Books for Teens

Biology is such an interesting subject that even teens can be interested in it. And rightly so, as there are recent books available this Christmas holiday for kids and teens to choose from. Let’s start from the top and work…
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Animal Testing

Intelligence is supposed to differentiate between the numerous species on Planet Earth, then why do humans assume experimenting on animals as an adequate replacement to represent us in these tests? The best way to find out about new treatments and…
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The Human Race going Extinct

The Human Racean endangered specie Let’s face it. Chances are we will be extinct before too long, compared to how long we have been on planet earth. Some experts say that civilization started more than 10.000 years ago. Looking at…
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Men having Babies – No

Yes, all men should be allowed to be pregnant and conceive babies! Shouldn’t it be the other way round though? However, how many men would actually want to do this, if it were possible, which of-course it isn’t.    Men are not…
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What is Symbiosis

There are three types of symbiotic relationships that microbes can have with their host organism: The term symbiosis means “to live together.” This long-term association between individuals of different species is often misinterpreted as always being a positive type of…
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