What is the structure and function of a cardiac muscle cell?
A description of a heart muscle cell, or cardiomyocyte, and how they differ from other types of muscle cells.
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Neem and Tulsi plants as mosquito repellents
Many plants produce volatile or toxic compounds as a way of deterring herbivores and plant-eating insects. Many of these compounds are…
Why are some Swans Black
A short answer detailing the possible reason behind swans having different colour feathers.
Spread of African land snails
Some of the problems caused by the spread of African land snails, and some additional problems caused by the solutions.
What is the difference between conservation and preservation
An explanation of the terms ‘conservation’ and ‘preservation’ and the difference between the two.
‘Aseptic’ technique in a lab environment
In the lab, maintaining a contaminant free environment is the key to successful cell culture. Nonsterile apparatus and reagents, alongside…
Cicada’s 17-year life cycle
An explanation of why periodical cicadas are only seen every 13 or 17 years?
How does the genome fit inside the nucleus?
A description of the packaging mechanisms that allow all 3 billion bases of the human genome to fit into the small mammalian nucleus.
Are there any animals that can photosynthesise? If so how?
A discussion of photosynthetic animals, and how they develop and function, with specific reference to Elysia chlorotica.
Dissolved Oxygen and Turbidity – An Inverse Relationship
Turbidity describes the degree of haziness or cloudiness of a fluid, caused by particles suspended within it (Park, 2007). In bodies of …