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• Nervous System
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Molecular Biology
  Neuropathy
   
  

  Myelin

  Myelin is an electrically insulating phospholipid layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons. It is an outgrowth of glial cells: Schwann cells supply the myelin for peripheral neurons while ... > more
• Prions
  Microbes and More
  Veterinary Medicine
  Genetics
  Genes
  Cell Biology
   
  

  Prion

  A prion (short for proteinaceous infectious particle) is a unique type of infectious agent, as it is made only of protein. It is now commonly accepted that prions are responsible for a number of ... > more
• Gene Therapy
  Genes
  Human Biology
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
  Personalized Medicine
   
  

  Gene therapy

  Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individual's cells and tissues to treat a disease, and hereditary diseases in which a defective mutant allele is replaced with a functional one. ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Mating and Breeding
  New Species
  Fish
   
  

  Garter snake

  A garter snake, or garden snake, or gardner snake, is any species of North American snake within the genus Thamnophis. Garter snakes are extremely common across North America, from Canada to Central ... > more
• Genes
  Human Biology
  Biochemistry Research
  Healthy Aging
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Telomere

  A telomere is a region of highly repetitive DNA at the end of a linear chromosome that functions as a disposable buffer. Every time linear chromosomes are replicated during late S phase, the DNA ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Wild Animals
  New Species
  Nature
   
  

  Snake

  Snakes, also known as ophidians, are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. All snakes are carnivorous. Some snakes have a venomous bite which they ... > more
• Molecular Biology
  Stem Cells
  Cell Biology
  Genetics
  Developmental Biology
  Lung Cancer
   
  

  Apoptosis

  In biology, apoptosis is one of the main types of programmed cell death (PCD). As such, it is a process of deliberate life relinquishment by an unwanted cell in a multicellular ... > more
• Stem Cells
  Cloning
  Developmental Biology
  Biotechnology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
   
  

  Somatic cell nuclear transfer

  In genetics and developmental biology, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a laboratory technique for creating an ovum with a donor nucleus. It can be used in embryonic stem cell research, or in ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Nature
  Human Evolution
  Early Humans
   
  

  Parallel evolution

  Parallel evolution is the independent evolution of similar traits, starting from a similar ancestral condition. Frequently this is the situation in more closely related lineages, where several ... > more
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Fungus
  Geochemistry
  Acid Rain
  Microbiology
   
  

  Soil life

  Soil life is a collective term for all the organisms living within the soil. In a balanced soil, plants grow in an active and vibrant environment. Without the activities of soil organisms, dead ... > more

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