In a previous post, we talked about antibiotics and how they have helped us fight off bacterial infections since their discovery in 1928. To this day, they are used for the prevention and treatment of mild to severe infections some… Continue Reading
Bacteria often have bad fame since they are mostly known for the diseases they cause to the human population. However, not all bacteria are bad. A large number of bacteria live inside our bodies or on the surface of our… Continue Reading
Viruses are microscopic parasites whose size belongs to the nanometer scale. They can invade the cells of other organisms in order to reproduce, since they don’t have the ability to do that independently, outside of their hosts. You might be… Continue Reading
We have already talked about how eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms organize their cells in order to carry out their functions in efficient ways. But how are the different cellular parts (or organelles in eukaryotes) formed and how do they carry… Continue Reading
Have you ever imagined that you could use a printer that instead of printing your homework on a piece of paper it could print a three-dimensional object like a cell phone case or a miniature dog? This has become a… Continue Reading
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) is a type of anemia that occurs when the mother’s immune system attacks and destroys the fetal red blood cells as a result of an incompatibility between the mother’s and the baby’s blood group.… Continue Reading
“I am type B. I can’t donate blood for your surgery. We need to find another donor.” Have you ever wondered what it is that determines your blood type or why it’s so important for doctors to know their patient’s… Continue Reading
What are the differences between unicellular and multicellular organisms when it comes to their functions? We already know that three of the basic functions of living organisms are survival, growth, and reproduction. In order to survive and grow, a cell… Continue Reading
If you look around you, you can see that every object or life form has a name. We always want to give names so that we can communicate with each other about our surroundings. People have tried to classify living… Continue Reading
We learned previously that the cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of all the organisms that exist on Earth. Not all of the cells are the same, though. They can be categorized into two groups based on their… Continue Reading