Learn about the ultrastructure and organelles of animal, plant, fungal and bacterial cells. BBC Bitesize Scotland revision for SQA National 5 Biology.

Some prokaryotes, such as planctomycetes, exhibit phagocytosis-like behaviors, challenging the assumption that cellular engulfment was unique to early eukaryotes.3 This discovery implies that ...

It inspires less route memorization of structures and more understanding about how the systems work as a whole. You can purchase prints of MRK’s images from his INPRNT gallery.

Together, these studies reinforce the concept that the structure–function relationship in animals is not only central to performance but also crucial for effective clinical interventions.

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Review Article Published: 02 December 2015 Structure and function of ER membrane contact sites with other organelles Melissa J. Phillips & Gia K. Voeltz Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 17 ...

Nucleolus Chromosomes The cell nucleus is the site of many important biological functions of the eukaryotic cell. These processes include transcription, replication, splicing and ribosome biogenesis.

Despite their everyday functions, white blood cells only make up 1% of your overall blood, and are far outnumbered by red blood cells.

Yale researchers and their colleagues in Hungary have discovered that cells in the hypothalamus — an area of the brain that controls functions like hunger and body temperature — play a major role in ...

A normal red blood cell count ranges between 4.5 and 5.3 million cells/μL for males ages 12 to 18 years, while the range is 4.1 to 5.1 million cells/μL for females of the same age group.