Meiosis Prophase 1
The human body needs to create new cells to replace old, worn out ones. Mitosis is the process that creates new daughter cells from the…
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Yearly Archive: 2019
Meiosis: Metaphase 2, Anaphase 2, Prophase 2
Meiosis refers to the process by which a single diploid cell divides into 4 haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell. Meiosis is…
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Discovering The Mechanism Behind Sexual Transmission Of Filoviruses
Ebola virus and Marburg virus (MARV) are closely related filoviruses that cause severe hemorrhagic fever disease in humans and nonhuman primates and have high fatality…
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The Dust That We Breathe Inside Our Homes
Published by Pat Rasmussen Exposure and Biomonitoring Division, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, HECSB, Health Canada, Ottawa, and the Department of Earth and Environmental…
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Yo-Yo Diets Don’t Work
Published by Jack Pryor and Stephanie Simonds Department of Physiology, Monash Biomedical Discovery Institute, Monash University, Australia These findings are described in the article entitled…
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Does Awareness Of Environmental Problems Guarantee Environmental Actions? Maybe More For Those Privileged
Environmental problems such as climate change have been a major challenge facing humanity today. Most climate scientists are in consensus that human activities are the…
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Can Genetic Information Help Prevent Hamstring Injury?
As a former Olympic sprinter, I suffered from my fair share of hamstring injuries across my career. And I’m not alone; these types of injuries…
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The Psychology Of Vegetarianism
It seems like more and more people are going vegetarian nowadays, giving up meat and jumping aboard the bandwagon of plant-based dieting. Shifts in consumer…
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Do Perceptions Of Climate Change And Its Impacts Differ Among Farmers In Indian Western Himalayas?
Climate change is a major environmental threat that humanity is facing today. Until recently, greater focus was placed on mitigation efforts to reduce emissions to…
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A Closer Look At Cancer
Why do we get cancer? This question has bothered patients and doctors for centuries. But, perhaps the question should rather be: why do we not…
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Do Moral Beliefs Shape Personalities In Adults And Adolescents?
What makes you who you are, and not someone else? Of course, lots of characteristics may distinguish you from other people — your favorite food,…
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