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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
Why do we get allergies?
Many of us will get allergic reactions in our lifetimes. They can range from a minor irritancy, such as hayfever, to potentially life-threatening conditions, such as…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
Rhesus disease – When a mother’s immune system attacks her child
Surely a mother’s immune system cannot attack her own, unborn child. A child is part of its mother, it shares her nutrients, her blood supply, her oxygen. How could it be…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
What are autoimmune diseases? Why do we get them?
What is autoimmunity? The immune system is designed to identify and attack foreign organisms within the body that cause disease ( pathogens ). However, sometimes the…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
Creating instant ice – What is supercooled water?
Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point, without it becoming solid. figure 1. Ice cubes In the experiment I conducted (shown below), I…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How would you measure the volume of all the blood in your body?
How would you go about trying to measure the total volume of blood in the human body? There is one simple solution to this question. Slash open someone at a major blood vessel…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How do enzymes catalyse biological reactions?
Many of the reactions that occur in the body would happen at remarkably low rates under physiological conditions. In chemistry, a catalyst is used to increase the rate of a…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
The fat that makes you thin – What is brown fat?
When most people think of fat, they will probably picture a tyre of flab lingering around the midriff (or something of the sort), much like the image below. This is known as…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How do cells generate energy?
Everyone knows that oxygen is required to live. But, why is that the case? What is it about oxygen that is essential for life? To be able to harness the of energy from…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
Why can’t you hold your breath until you die?
Hold your breath for as long as you can. Breath holding kid How long did you last? No more than a few minutes, I would guess. If you try and hold your breath…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
Malignant hyperthermia – An introduction to the pathophysiology
Many of you will have heard of hypothermia, a life-threatening decrease in body temperature. While hyperthermia is the opposite, a dangerous increase in body temperature.…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How do muscles contract?
Contraction in the simplest sense is shortening of a muscle fibre. When muscles receive stimulation from the nervous system, the required fibres simultaneously shorten to produce…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
Is 99% of our DNA junk?
“ Did you know 98.8% of human DNA is just junk? ” “ What do you mean, junk? ” “ It doesn’t code for proteins or contains genes. It just does nothing, has no function…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How does protein synthesis occur?
Proteins are by far the most important macromolecule within the body. What? Proteins are just muscles, aren’t they? Yes and no. All muscles are made up of proteins, but, by…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How is DNA replicated?
Each time a new cell divides, the entire genome must be replicated in an error free manor in order to prevent cancer from arising. With around 3.2 billion base pairs in the human…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How is information transmitted in the nervous system?
An action potential is the only means by which a signal can be transmitted along a nerve cell. It is therefore down to these action potentials to communicate not only various…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How does your heart beat?
A human heart will beat around 3 billion times in an average lifetime. The heart works continuously from birth till death, unlike many other muscles which require regular rest to…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How do nerves carry electrical impulses so fast?
Nerve impulses can travel at up to 119m/s. To put that into perspective, it is faster than a Bugatti Veyron travelling at its full speed (254mph). How is this…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How do nerves conduct electrical impulses?
Nerves are just like wires aren’t they? Electrical impulses move through neurones just like electricity flows through a wire, right? No! Absolutely not. Nerves are…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
How is DNA amplified?
When collecting a sample of DNA there is often a very small amount to play with. This can be very problematic for many biochemists for two main reasons. Firstly if you are…
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ovij (57)in #science • 7 years ago
MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #2 – Could there be life on Pluto?
Figure 1. Pluto To harbour life, even in the simplest of forms, there are three main requirements that must be fulfilled. These are: Liquid water A source of energy…
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