Cluster of differentiation

All organisms are made of billions of cells, so cells can work together so that, in order to happen, the cell must be able to work. The cell must be able to maintain the balance to be able to work. As a result, through advances in scientists such as Peter Agry and Rodrik McKinnon, we are able to know how their work is. Through them, we discovered everything the cell needs to work. Through them, we discovered everything the cell needs to work: channels, gates, and fuses. The first aqueduct was…

Haemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder that impairs the body’s ability to coagulate or clot blood; it is caused by a deficiency or absence of a specific coagulation factor, usually factor VIII (FVIII) or factor IX (FIX). People with haemophilia will experience longer bleeding after an injury, easy bruising, and spontaneous internal bleeding. As of now, there only on-demand or instantaneous treatments consists of concentrate infusions of the missing factor and aims to improve a patient’s…

Art History Written Assignment Unit 4 Throughout history art has represented an artist's perspective on the world around us. With advancement in science these perspective began to take on new characteristics; using mathematical basis for proportions and central lines, using anatomical diagrams to model movements of the body, and the discovery of vast swathes of unseen matter with the development of the telescope and microscope. During the Renaissance period a scientific focus on the world…

Pediatric brain tumors have always been a great interest of mine. I find it devastating hearing the news of a child with a brain tumor because often times they are fatal. The complexity of brain tumors and the impact they play on the functions of one’s body are life changing. For this reason, I was interested in researching a charity that raises money to find a cure or prevention for brain tumors in children. The two organizations I chose to research were American Brain Tumor Association,…

Embryonic Stem Cell Research offers so much, not only to biomedical sciences but it also brings hope to life. The excitement these cells bring like curing human diseases, giving scientist an in-depth knowledge and to get a further understanding of the human development, the discovery of new medical drug, and hope for new therapies that can change our lives. With these hopes, brings so many ethical controversies, and so many people have such strong oppositions. One of the biggest controversy is…

The heart is one of the busiest organs in the body. It pumps liters of blood non-stop during an animals's entire live, and any damage to its physical condition tends to be fatal. Myocardial infarctions are common and come in varying levels of severity. At their worst, they cause irreversible damage to the heart's tissue, jeopardizing the whole machinery. Currently, there is no way to restore lost heart function after a devastating heart attack in humans because the damaged tissue cannot be…

The woman behind the HeLa cells, Henrietta Lacks, holds relevant today and forever. The unethical acts of the scientific and public health community lead to consequences that create a lasting impact on affected communities. Henrietta’s story and other immoral research practices have left a stain on the way disadvantaged groups view medicine, doctors, and public health. This stain will lead to a decrease in the efficacy of their healthcare and in turn hinder them even further. Henrietta’s cells…

Dear my friend: You don’t have to be so upset about all stem cell research and treatments. In fact, the belief that stem cells come from aborted fetuses is a misconception. I will clarify this misconception for you. I will begin by explaining the basic stem cell biology. There are two big categorized cells, stem cells and specialized cells. Our bodies contain many types of specialized cells, and each type of specialized cells functions for different purposes. Examples include eye cells, heart…

In a coronary artery bypass, blood vessels from other parts of the body and used to redirect blood flow so that blood can travel to the heart quicker. One issue with this procedure is that if blood vessels from other parts of the body are not suitable for the coronary artery bypass, then a replacement blood vessel must be used. My goal is to make a blood vessel replacement that is durable, strong, flexible, comfortable, interacts well with surrounding cells and tissues, all while being as…

Home » Health » Medicine Embryonic Stem Cells For Arthritis: Pros and Cons By Nathan Wei Oct 4, 2012 When people think of stem cells, the type they have in their minds is the embryonic stem cell (ESC). This article explains what ESCs are and what the current state of the research is. ESCs are obviously derived from embryos and are pluripotential, meaning they can easily differentiate into any body tissue. The history of ESC research is interesting. The first experiments that described…