Task 1a: Erythrocytes: These are also known as red blood cells and contain haemoglobin with their primary function being to carry oxygen from the lungs then disperse it into the tissues throughout the body through a series of capillaries. The distinctive red colour of the erythrocytes or red blood cells is due to their contents of haemoglobin. In order to facilitate its purpose the erythrocytes can be described as biconcave in shape therefore enabling them to diffuse oxygen around the body with
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The cancer that begins in the basal cells is called basal cell cancer or basal cell carcinoma. Benign: not cancerous‚ also called non-malignant. Malignant tumor is a cancerous growth.For example‚ fibroadenoma is a benign tumor of breast whereas as adenocarcinoma is a malignant tumor of the breast. Benign prostatic
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of change. Carcinogenesis is the development of cancer. Cancer cells are abnormal cells and they have characteristics that can be associated with their ability to grow uncontrollably. Cancer cells are non-specialized‚ and divide uncontrollably. Cancer in situ is a tumor located in its place of origin. Malignant tumors establish new tumor distant from the primary tumors. Cancer cells characteristics distinguish them from normal cells. They have abnormal nuclei with many chromosomal irregularities
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Normal cells undergo cell division in an orderly process known as the cell cycle. In this process‚ normal cells send chemical signals to pass between neighboring cells. This keeps the rate of cell division equal to the rate of cell death. Cancer cells break free from normal constraints and follows it’s own pattern of cell division. Cancer cells divide much more often than normal cells which produces a mass of cells‚ also called a tumor. Proto-oncogenes makes proteins that encourage cell division
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1. What are the different restriction points of the cell cycle? Describe each. G1 (Restriction) Checkpoint * End of G1‚ just before onset of the S phase (DNA replication) * Yeast “start”; other eukaryotes “restriction point” * The options for the cell at this point: * divide‚ delay division‚ or exit the cell cycle * Cells can exit the cell cycle at this point into an arrested stage (G0) * When this checkpoint is passed‚ cdk4 and cyclin D
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of stem cell research. Stem cells offer people hope by promising to greatly extend the number and range of patients who could benefit from transplants‚ and to provide novel therapies to treat debilitating diseases such as diabetes‚ Parkinson’s‚ Huntington’s‚ heart disease and stroke‚ as well as accidental damage such as spinal cord injury. So why would anyone object to research in this area? The problem is simply that a particular type of stem cell‚ which potentially could provide many cell types for
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1.1 Studying the Structure of Cells In 1665‚ English scientist Robert Hooke became the first person to study cells Cell Structure Nucleolus: Makes Ribosomes‚ which help to make proteins Nuclear Membrane: Protects the contents of the nucleus Nuclear Pores: Allow materials‚ such as ribosomes‚ in and out of the nucleus |Light Microscope |Electron Microscope | |Uses light source |Beams of electrons
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Stem cells are an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type‚ and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation. The body is not able to produce new neurons to repair spinal cords injuries‚ such as those that cause paralysis. Because of this‚ there is no way for doctors to restore movement to paralyzed people. Stem cells may be the perfect solution to that problem. Researchers have found that implants
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(cheek) cell under a light microscope. The stain methods I am going to use are iodine for my onion cell and methylene blue for my cheek cell. Introduction All animals and plants are made up of cells. Animal and plant cells are made from millions of tiny cells‚ so small that we are unable to see them with our naked eye. Animals and plants have many features in common within a cell such as a cell membrane‚ cytoplasm‚ mitochondria‚ ribosomes and the nucleus. Plant cells also have a cell wall‚ chloroplasts
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History of Cell Theory As we all probably know today‚ every single living being is made up by cells the building blocks of life. As much as we would like to take this fact for granted‚ we cannot help but acknowledge and remember the works and discoveries of earlier scientists which all contributed to our today’s understanding of the cell theory. The cell theory being; all living things are composed of one or more cells‚ cells are organisms’ basic units of structure and function‚ and cells only come
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