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Plants require nitrates to be up-took via active transport for conversion to amino acids which are used to make proteins for growth. To increase yield, farmers need to increase the nitrates available in t...

Type 1 diabetes is where the pancreases produces little or no insulin. This means a person's blood glucose level can rise to a level that can kill them. People with Type 1 diabetes need insulin therapy - ...

A synapse is the junction where nerve cells (called neurones) meet. An electrical signal can pass from one neurone to another across the synapse. When the signal reaches the end of the neurone, it causes ...

First of all is very important to remember that prokaryote cells are much smaller than eukaryote cells. The main difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes is that the first ones have a nucleus and mem...

Mitosis is asexual reproduction that produces 2 identical daughter cells via 1 cell division, whereas meiosis is sexual reproduction that produces 4 non-identical gametes via 2 cell divisions. Meiosis occ...