This animation visualises research published in Nature Medicine (Vol 15, Issue 8, 2009) by the laboratory of Jane Visvader and Geoffrey Lindeman. The mammary gland is comprised of three main cell types; alveolar, ductal and myoepithelial cells. Stem cells can develop into any of the three cell types through a series of intermediate cell stages. One intermediate is the luminal progenitor cell,...

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Activity designed for introductory biology students in recitation. Students develop a general knowledge of cellular structure and function by listing, describing, and drawing the parts of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Designed to be done in three parts where each group contributes differently to each cell type.

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Cell biologists often seem like modern-day alchemists. Instead of turning lead or straw into gold, they're looking for ways to turn one kind of cell into another, potentially more useful, cell. Now, one research team has found a way to turn a very common heart cell into a cell missing in injured hearts.

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This link contains four articles for Biology 401 recitation regarding Life in Balance. The first article is on cellular differentiation, the second article is on malaria, the third on the spread of malaria and the fourth article deals with population regulation. All articles are provided in pdf format. There is also an editable handout available, along with a pdf version and a copy of TA notes in...

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There are many issues for discussion from this video, including (1) the meaning of cloning stem cells that have the exact genetic makeup as the patient, (2) the scientific scandal about Korean's scientists that published fake data claiming they successfully cloned stem cells, (3) the application of cloned stem cells, (4) the differences between cloning cells and cloning organisms, (5) the...

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