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Functional Morphology
Functional morphology: is the study of how an organism is structured and how various parts of that organism function. of various parts of an organism. How different organs and body parts function dictates its form. The old adage "form follows function" is a guiding rule of functional morphology.
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MAR 26, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
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MAR 26, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Certain cells have an unusual shape that is similar to an oak leaf or puzzle piece, and researchers have found that the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In eukaryotic cells, which are found in complex organisms including humans, little membrane-bound organelles carry out v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Introduction Antibodies are the ideal therapeutic biomolecules due to their ability to bind to a variety of targets with
...
MAY 15, 2023
Cancer
Cardiotoxicity, damage to the heart or cardiovascular system, occurs as an unfortunate side effect associated with many
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 10, 2023
Immunology
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are immune cells that promote chronic inflammatory disease, such as triple nega
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAR 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed an advanced imaging technique for studying mitochondria. While these organelles are often know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2022
Microbiology
An image by Kouhei Mizuno shows a plated colony of HS-3 bacteria, and its transparent and iridescent appearance.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Ikmi group at EMBL has shown that exercise has an important influence on the sea anemone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2022
Microbiology
New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us fin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2022
Neuroscience
Our bodies have several systems branching through them, like veins, arteries, and neurons. In the brain, neurons g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2022
Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery within the coleiod cephalopod species has further pushed back its known origin by approximately 82 mi
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
When we think of evolutionary changes, we tend to consider long stretches of time. But can evolution happen rapidly? The
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Candida auris emerged as a pathogen around 2009, and has quickly become a serious problem for clinics and hospitals, whe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
To meet the demands of cutting-edge biomedical research, NanoString have launched a spatial transcriptomics platform cal
...
DEC 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
EPFL researchers have develped a new tool for viewing live cells in unprecedented detail.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many types of cells in the eye were identified 100 years ago. But researchers found something new there.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
For years, Cannabis growers, breeders, and users have distinguished cultivars using vernacular Sativa/Indica labels. Wit
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
SEP 09, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study released last Tuesday highlights a surprising response to climate change: physical changes in animal mo
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
JUL 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been investigating whether silent mutations have a biological impact. We know that proteins are made of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Cancer
Drug resistant tumors present challenges in cancer treatment A significant challenge in the treatment of cancers is the
...
Sponsored By:
IsoPlexis Le
APR 14, 2021
Cancer
Written By: Author As I pondered the title of this article, my thoughts immediately went back to a request by my Ph.D. a
...
DEC 24, 2020
Technology
Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have developed a novel computational tool that can construct three-d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body is made up of a wide array of different types of cells, and if we want to understand human diseases and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Cavefish are fish that dwell in caves, unable to access the outside world. Often, they were separated from their closest
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska