Medical Science

The Placenta The placenta is a temporary organ that feeds the life growing inside a mother’s womb. As the embryo is forming, a yolk sac is created around it. The yolk sac becomes the site of formation for blood that…
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Ask any teacher and they will tell you about all the infections they have acquired from their children. Children are the perfect transmitters of disease because of several factors. They are young, so their immune systems have not learned to…
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“All these crazy kids these days with their raging hormones!” You’ve no doubt heard the phrase once or twice, offering explanation for everything from puppy love to anger outbursts. While hormones may make for a funny sitcom, the question still…
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The pancreas is an endocrine as well as an exocrine gland which makes it unique among other organs.  The pancreas is located retroperitoneally and is connected with the duodenum using the ampulla of vater, which is an opening that permits…
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Animal Cloning Could Be BeneficialIan Wilmut (embryologist for the Roslin Institute in Scotland) is the man who led the team of scientists that produced the world famouse cloned sheep Dolly. His collaborator in this essay is Keith Campbell, a cell…
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The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) is the body’s internal messenger service. Its function is to carry information between the Central Nervous System and the rest of the body. While the Central Nervous System consists of the brain and the spinal…
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Our body is in a constant need for energy in order to maintain homeostasis, or to keep a constant internal environment inside our body. This homeostasis must be done through the constant supply of energy in the form of ATP…
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Why we yawn   What is a Yawn ? When do we begin to yawn ? Are there possible medical causes for why we yawn ? Can yawning have social or legal implications ? There are several theories that suggest…
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How to react to scientific advances that are morally wrong Overly reacting to science and its quirkiness is questionable at best, but sometimes it is so far out, protesters must protest.  Hopefully, the world  will learn to wait and see…
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Cancer is a series of diseases in which all involve changes to the normal process of the cellular replication. Fundamentally, all cancer has a genetic basis. The process of developing cancer is not simple and involves many factors. In most…
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