Biology Resources (page 8)

The aorta is the main artery leading out from the left ventricle of the heart muscle. Its purpose is to deliver oxygenated blood to the body s tissues, having received oxygenated ...

Malaria is a febrile vector-borne disease caused by five species of the Plasmodium protozoan parasite P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale, P. vivax and P. knowlesi. The female Ano...

One of the best pieces of advice given to me by an academic tutor was the question, But why? She said to imagine someone constantly asking Why you ve written that sentence/m...

We ve all been there you ve prepared for months to take the exam, only to feel like everything is forgotten when you enter the testing room. This moment of not being able to...

Cancer is the name given to a collection of abnormal cells growth many diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into ...

Nature is the primary source of invaluable biomolecular tools which herald advances in many fields of biology. HindIII, Taq polymerase, and CRISPR-Cas9 are testimony. One of the more...

Microbiological causes of Parkinson`s Disease from a cellular perspectiveParkinson`s Disease is caused by the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, and affects the automatic, central ...

Reproduction Embryo The next stage after an egg has been fertilised. Fertilisation ...

Cells Cell membrane Surrounds the cell and controls movement of substances in and out. Cell wall ...

Microbes Antibiotics Substance that controls the spread of bacteria in the body by killing them or stopping them reproducing. ...