Henrietta Lacks died in 1951, but her cancer cells are still alive today. Do you think they carry some essence of Henrietta? How do you think you would perceive cells from someone close to you that grow in culture in a laboratory...or is the idea of cells simply too remote to relate to?

Q: Stem cells transplanted from one person to another would have less medical complications.     True…

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Q: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are cancer cells (found within tumors or hematological cancers) that…

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A: 1. Pilocytic astrocytomas grow solid masses and tend to not invade diffusely through brain.

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A: Cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell division. Normal cells have the ability to…

Q: What is one type of cancer (in humans or other organisms) that you are familiar with or interested…

A: Cancer  A abnormal growth of cell division is known as cancer. Cancer can occur in any where in the…

Q: There are usually ethical concerns when the topic of biotechnology is discussed.  The use of…

A: Ethical concerns related to human tissue use in research.

Q: Which of the following is not a characteristic of cancer cells?     an increase in density…

A: Cancer is a cellular disease. Cancer leads to enormous and uncontrolled cell growth. Cancer cells…

Q: Malcolm Steinberg tested this hypothesis by putting two cell types in a Petri dish and watching how…

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Q: Disorder 2 is associated with the..... chose one 1. mitochondria 2. lysosome 3. ribosome 4.…

A: Every cell has different organelles and every organelle is specified to do a specific function. For…

Q: Does cytokinesis divide all cellular contents exactly equally in plant cells? This includes DNA,…

A: Cytokinesis is the partitioning of the cytoplasm following nuclear division. After this the cell…

Q: Distinguish among totipotent, pluripotent, and multipotentstem cells, and give an example of where…

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Q: Many cell lines used in medical research were originally derived from cancerous tissue. Why are…

A: Most of the studies for medical research are done on cancerous tissues in laboratory setup called as…

Q: metastatic tra

A: Metastatic cancers are notoriously difficult to treat as they easily spread to other parts of body…

Q: The current way to gauge the effectiveness of chemotherapy is to track the size of the tumor. If the…

A: Introduction : The use of  different combination of drugs in the treatment of cancer is referred to…

Q: A multicellular organism starts off as a single cell, which divides by mitosis to produce many…

A: stem cells are primitive cells that can possibly differentiate, or form into, an assortment of…

Q: Somatic stem cells are found in...   all choices are correct       embryonic tissues       adult…

A: somatic stem cell are found in adult ,sometime somatic stem cell also called adult stem cell .Where…

Q: In your own words, explain how cancer cells differ from normal cells in regard to the following:…

A: Cancer is a very complex disease that causes a cell to divide uncontrollable. Different causes are…

Q: what features are common to plant and animal cells and what features differ between them?

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Q: You are studying a gene that makes a protein product that is important to vision. In which cell…

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Q: What does a new cell need to function

A: A cell is a basic building block of any organism. It is structural and fundamental unit of life. A…

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A: Dogs' sense of smell is highly developed, and some of them are capable of identifying the smells…

Q: HeLa cells are a line of cells grown in laboratory culture that has been used extensively in…

A: Cancer cells are distinct from the normal cells in several ways. Normal cells exhibit controlled…

Q: Why Embryonic stem cells research is the most controversial topic in Medical research in this…

A: The embryos used in embryonic stem cell research comes from those fertilized eggs which come from…

Q: Why do most cancer treatments at present target microtubule formation of the cell? What are the most…

A: Cancer can be defined as a condition in which normal cells lost the ability to control the cell…

Q: Most scientists and researchers believe that embryonic stem cells have great potential in treating…

A: Embryo is the initial stage of development of a multicellular organism.Each embryo starts…

Q: Cells can become cancerous for many reasons. Regardless of how they become cancerous, the same…

A: The number of cells in a tissue is determined by the balance between the cell division and the cell…

Q: In the film, Dr. Jablonski explains that melanin, located in the top layer of human skin, absorbs UV…

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Q: Unlike many other diseases, the vast majority of cancers in humans are not transmissible - meaning a…

A: Cancer is "referred" to as any abnormal growth of cell tissue. Cancer can develop anywhere in the…

Q: In terms of ethical considerations, are there advantages/disadvantages to using ES and/or…

A: Answer well explained above

Q: What does "potency" mean in the context of stem cells? The power of cells to influence their…

A: The development of organisms in the embryonic stage goes through the differentiation of totipotent…

Q: f cancers are treated with surgery, chemotherapy, stem cell replacement or radiation, similar to…

A: Cancer cells  can be defined as the cells that mostly  divide continuously  and forming the solid…

Q: Write a short description for each of the cells listed below that would help a student recognize…

A: Hello. Since your question has multiple sub-parts, we will solve the first three sub-parts for you.…

Q: You take a long, cool drink of seawater (35gNaCl/liter). What happens to the cells lining your…

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Q: Cancer can arise spontaneously, but it can also be induced as a result of environmental factors such…

A: Cancer is a collection of diseases characterized by abnormal and uncontrolled growth. Cancer arises…

Q: if you were lost at sea and drank salty water, what would you expect to happen to the cells in your…

A: Osmosis is the process in which water moves from lower solute concentration to higher solute…

Q: THREE (3) POSTULATES of Cell Theory, if a 6-year-old student asks you about this?

A: The cell is the basic unit of life. The tissue is a group of cells that perform specific functions.…

Q: How are cancer cells different from normal cells?

A: Cancer cells are those cells which are divided abnormally and uncontrollably. There are many…

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A: Cancer is a condition in which the cells undergoes continuous cycle without stopping and doesn’t…

Q: Radiotherapy is effective against cancer. Why?

A: KEY WORDS :- Radiation therapy - Through the radio active substance destroy the tumor cells.

Q: HeLa Cells are the most widely used human cell line. They have been used in thousands of studies,…

A: The question is asking for an opinion on whether scientists should be allowed to use cells for…