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Most people can recall feeling embarrassed due to a situation they witnessed, or sad after seeing someone else cry. What causes these second-hand emotions? It turns out cells called mirror neurons play a role in our reactions in these sorts of scenarios.
Neuronal cells make up the circuitry of the brain. They consist of a round body and long cellular extension called an axon, which conducts electrical impulses from neuron to neuron. These impulses facilitate the sending of signals and initiation of responses, allowing the brain to perform its many vital functions.
Read More »Black holes in the Universe are mysterious phenomena. Cosmologists hardly know anything about them, and even if something is known about them, they are all
The Big Bang theory, a well-known model of the Universe proposed a century ago by the astronomer Georges Lemaître, is one of the most well-known
Patients who suffer from spinal cord injuries have a very difficult time recovering. The patient’s spinal cord, from the site of the injury all the
Defining the disease Melanoma is defined as a type of skin cancer that usually begins in melanocytes (pigment-producing cells). This type of cancer normally occurs
It is often said, “When one looks into the past, one tends to miss the future.” In the status quo, the human race is fixated
Drug repurposing or drug repositioning, is a drug development strategy extensively used during the recent years within the research field, it involves predication on the
Social Darwinism includes the evolutionary concept of ‘survival of the fittest’. Organisms live through it every day in order to survive. Plants, people, and animals have
The Modern Era of Precision Genome Editing: CRISPR Gene editing is a technology that modifies the genomes of living organisms, through cleaving a target DNA
Florida Governor Rick Scott was forced to declare a state of emergency in late June to help stop the spread of blue-green algae in South
Introduction World hunger—and the malnutrition that accompanies it—affects nearly 800 million people worldwide (“The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015”). One in nine
Our body is a cluster of trillions of cells, millions of tissues, organs, and organ systems. A myriad of various physiological, molecular, and chemical processes
Fetal Microchimerism Fetal microchimerism is the confirmed presence of cells from a distinct individual in the body of a placental mammal. The placenta’s normal function
Although technology and medicine have greatly advanced over time, much of this progress has stayed within developed countries. While countries like the United States have access
Communication in Bactria: Quorum Sensing Single-celled organisms, once thought capable of only performing simple tasks, are now appreciated for their ability to behave in
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