… support and transport. Cells that will become xylem add more material to the primary cell walls that most plant cells lay down. The thicker walls can be either disconnected rings or extensive secondary cell walls that cover the cell almost…

… aspects of human population control An exploration into the benefit of limiting birth: Limiting the number of children to less than two can reduce the pressure the society is facing right now and bettering the condition of overcrowd. The advantages…

… a world wherein our genes are exactly the same, the environment is consistent everywhere, and everyone looks, thinks and feels alike. I try really hard to imagine, because I know this is the only situation in which everyone would have the same…

… on which cancer begins. c.Two Gene Classes i.Proto-oncogenes ii.Tumor Suppressor Genes II.Signaling Systems go Wrong a.Oncogenes i.Ras family 1.Ras proteins ii.Myc family III.Tumor Suppressors Stop Working a.Malignant Cells i.TGF-B ii.DPC4 iii.p15…

… input from the internal and external environment. It then integrates the input in the sensory centers of the brain and responds to the various stimuli with a motor output, which can be converted by the organs to some form of energy ie. movement, release…

… cell disorders. Normal red blood cells are round like doughnuts, and move through tubes in the body to deliver oxygen. Sickle red blood cells become hard, sticky and shaped like sickles used to cut wheat. When these hard and pointed red cells go through…

… debates and conflicts between different people. These debates arise because there are advantages and disadvantages to the idea of cloning. What I will do is look at some of these "pros" and "cons" of cloning. The first group of advantages is medical…

… The basic mechanisms involved in inspiration and expiration are as follows; 1)Inspiration The contraction of the diaphragm and external intercostals muscles leading to an expansion of the lungs. This expansion means there is an increase in the…

… Closely connected with the blood and circulatory system, the lymphatic system is an extensive drainage system that returns water and proteins from various tissues back to the blood stream. When blood reaches the arterial end of the capillary beds…

… aim of this experiment is to investigate the movement of water in and out of plant cells. The cells chosen for study will be taken from potato tubers. Firstly I will explain what osmosis is. Osmosis is the passage of water from a region of high…