What are the ethical implications of research involving stem cells, and why is this research increasingly important?
IB Biology
What trends and discrepancies exist in cell theory, and why do some organisms not conform to it?
What trends and discrepancies exist in cell theory, and why do some organisms not conform to it?
How can a light microscope be used to investigate cell and tissue structure, and what steps are involved in drawing cells, calculating magnification, and determining the actual size of structures seen in drawings or micrographs?
How can a light microscope be used to investigate cell and tissue structure, and what steps are involved in drawing cells, calculating magnification, and determining the actual size of structures seen in drawings or micrographs?
Ethics of the therapeutic use of stem cells from specially created embryos, from the umbilical cord blood of a newborn baby and from an adult’s own tissues.
Ethics of the therapeutic use of stem cells from specially created embryos, from the umbilical cord blood of a newborn baby and from an adult’s own tissues.
Use of stem cells to treat Stargardt’s disease and one other named condition.
Use of stem cells to treat Stargardt’s disease and one other named condition.
Investigation of functions of life in Paramecium and one named photosynthetic unicellular organism.
Investigation of functions of life in Paramecium and one named photosynthetic unicellular organism.
Questioning the cell theory using atypical examples, including striated muscle, giant algae and aseptate fungal hyphae.
Questioning the cell theory using atypical examples, including striated muscle, giant algae and aseptate fungal hyphae.
Explain – The capacity of stem cells to divide and differentiate along different pathways is necessary in embryonic development and also makes stem cells suitable for therapeutic uses.
Explain – The capacity of stem cells to divide and differentiate along different pathways is necessary in embryonic development and also makes stem cells suitable for therapeutic uses.
Describe That Differentiation involves the expressions of some genes and not others in a cell’s genome.
Describe That Differentiation involves the expressions of some genes and not others in a cell’s genome.
Describe Specialized tissues can develop by cell differentiation in multicellular organisms.
Describe Specialized tissues can develop by cell differentiation in multicellular organisms.