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Lysis, or the bursting of a cell, happens because of a cell swelling excessively causing it to burst, due to the movement of water into the cell by osmosis. However, this isn't the case for all cells!

The nucleus is the most important organelle of the cell and acts like a blueprint for how all the cells in your body function. The nucleus also acts as a vault to hold the DNA securely.
The main func...

Haemoglobin is a protein made up of 4 sub-units. Each sub-unit has a molecule of un-oxygenated Iron. Oxygen covalently bonds to the Iron and is thereby carried by the blood as Oxy-haemoglobin. Oxy-haemogl...

A group of similar tissues that work together to perform a particular function.

Air always moves from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure, an example of this is when there is a puncture in a tyre. The air in the tyre is at higher pressure than normal and so when t...