Biology Resources (page 19)

"Is Golden Rice really all it's cracked up to be?" Golden Rice is rice that has been genetically engineered so that the genes that code for the production of beta-carotene, this is...

Cycling of carbon between carbon dioxide and organic compounds uptaken by marine organisms is of crucial ecological importance. In addition to eukaryotic plants and algae, some of the...

Understanding the transcriptional cues that direct differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human-induced pluripotent stem cells to defined and functional cell types ...

Cell Membrane The cell membrane is a thin semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell. Its function is to protect the integrity of the interior of the cell by al...

Bacterial enhancer binding proteins (bEBPs) are transcription activators that belong to the AAA+ protein family. They form higher-order self-assemblies to regulate transcription initi...

One of the most important systems in the human body is the lymphatic system. Composed of an extensive network of vessels spread all throughout the body, the lymphatic system is respon...

For obvious reasons, we are not able to examine living examples of our hominid and hominin ancestors. Extrapolation from the fossil record is also limited due to the rarity of fossili...

Draw a mind map of all the knowledge you have of plants in general. - Mention which part you can eat, give examples i.e. flower (cauliflower) root (carrot) - mention what a plant ne...

A human eye is an organ of the body which reacts to light and has many other purposes within the upper and skeletal body. An average person blinks up to 15-20 times a min. The reason ...

Endangered species: Gorilla The Gorilla is today one of the most endangered species. Some of the reasons for this are human made while few are natural. Their population is fast dwind...