Evolutionary developmental biology

diseases and the realisation that I could better the lives of many whilst working in this field. The transition from GCSE to A-level not only ignited my passion but made me appreciate the complexity yet fascinating spectrum that biology has to offer. Through studying biology at A-level, I have developed my analytical skills as a result of the extensive number of practices I have taken part in allowing me to critically analyse,…

Can you imagine a world without disease, a world where you can have any trait of your child, changed to what you want, or even reverse the aging process by years? Well, with your help it can all be possible by using Stem Cell Research and some genetics as needed. Stem Cell Research ,originally discovered in mice embryos in 1981 and later starting on human embryos and growing cells in labs in 1998, is a controversy having to do with research involving the development, use, and destruction of…

Cells are the BASIC function of life on Earth. They are the fundamental unit of all living things. The cell is the smallest structure in the human body and has all the properties of be alive and being it 's own living thing and stem cells are the direct result of cells being their own living thing. The stem cell is stated to be “unspecialized cells that are thought to be able to reproduce themselves indefinitely and, under the right conditions, to develop into mature cells, e.g., nerve, skin,…

A cell is a very basic structural and functional unit of life. A human body is considered multicellular because the body consists of trillions of cells. Cells have many different functions throughout the body, and they ‘stem’ from simpler cells that do not yet have a specific function. These cells are known as stem cells. This basically means these cells do not have a specific job in body yet, but have the potential to become any cell in the body. Stem Cell research has been around for decades,…

Stem cell research. Those three little words may seem so simple, but the mixed reactions and controversial propaganda that surround the topic are staggeringly diverse. Stem cells are very unique cells that have the ability to morph into any of the types of cells found in our bodies (Newton 3). Blood, heart, nerve, and skin are all types of cells that stem cells have the potential to turn into. Due to this, stem cells could quite easily cause revolutionary breakthroughs in the medical scene,…

to the attainment of cancer treatment. Stem cells are found in many diverse somatic tissues and are important contributors in their formation. Cells that descend from stem cells are organized where the stem cell resides at beginning of the developmental pathway. Stem cells have three distinguishing properties: self-renewal, the capability to develop into numerous lineages, and the potential to proliferate extensively (Jordan, et al. 2006). These three properties are what make stem cells so…

“We have a lot to gain through furthering stem cell research, but medical breakthroughs should be fundamentally about saving, not destroying, human life. Therefore, I support stem cell research that does not destroy the embryo” (Michael Steele). Stem cells are very beneficial for many reasons and can be used for transplants and testing new medications to help cure diseases and cancer. The negative aspect of stem cells is that embryos can be killed for further research. The research in stem cells…

A cell is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells. “The essential characteristics of [these] cells are their ability for self-renewal and the ability to form one or more specialised cell types over time” (Carvalho and Ramalho-Santos 596). In other words, they serve as an internal repair system. When a stem cell divides, each new cell can either remain a stem cell or any other type of cell with a normal yet more specialized and…

Stem cells reflection Introduction Stem cells are cells that can become any other cells in the body. Stem cells are used to heal a person's body, they divide to take the place of dead cells as long as the person or animal continues to live. There are two differences between stem cells and other cells, the first is that “they are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division.”1 The second difference is that under certain psychologic or experimental conditions stem cells…

Bone Marrow Bone marrow is soft, gelatinous tissue found in hollow spaces in the interior of most bones. It is highly vascular and enriched with many blood vessels and capillaries. The average weight of bone marrow is about four percent of the total body weight (Bone Marrow Anatomy). Bones that contain bone marrow are: the hip bone, breast bone, skull, ribs, vertebrae, shoulder blade and thigh bone. Bone marrow contains immature cells, called stem cells. It is the place where new blood cells…