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Stem cells tend to have two distinct characteristics that set them apart from all other cell types.
1) They are able to grow indefinitely in defined media unlike somatic cells which ...

Plant cells have cell walls and animal cells do not. Plant cells also have chloroplasts while animal cells do not.Optional third point: plant cells have vacuoles while animal cells do not.

A protein is a long chain of amino acids, connected by a peptide bond. Amino acids are the essential building blocks, some of which the body can synthesise by itself and others which have to come from our...

The liver is unique in that it has a dual blood supply, both the portal venous system and the systemic circulation. 75% of the blood that flows through the liver is from the portal venous system, venous ...

There are 8 lobes in the cerebrum, 4 in each hemisphere. The frontal lobes are involved in conscious thought, planning, emotions, and problem solving. The parietal lobes are responsible for processing of ...