1. How did the blue-gren algae (cyanobacteria) cause the fist mass extinction? 2. Describe how the structure of erythrocytes is advantageous for their function as oxygen transporters 3. Describe the anatomical features of cardiac cells that allow for coordinated contractions. 4. Define and explain the significance of vascular anastomoses in […]

Your superb PhD project has earned you a post-doctoral position in a top lab developing puffer fish as a system for studying gene organization. Your goal is to find a puffer fish homologue of a human oncogene (a gene that causes cancer). Produce a brief outline for such a project, […]

Topic: Systemic Pathophysiology of the Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Systems Objective:  Discuss a disease, condition or syndrome affecting the cardiovascular system and current research, events, or interesting facts about the disease/condition/syndrome. Describe the disease/condition/syndrome and discuss its etiology, signs/symptoms, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Discuss current research, events, or a fun/interesting fact […]

Q. As animals attained larger and more complex bodies, exchanges with environment became more difficult. Explain the problems of larger bodies and the solutions that solved these problems but led to increased complexity. Think about the advances of Porifera, Cnidaria, and Platyhelminthes and include in the answer- a. description of […]