
Cells - The Building Blocks of Life | Ask A Biologist
How Many Cells Are in the Human Body? All living beings are made up of cells. Some of them are made up of only one cell and others have many cells. The average adult human body has …
Human Cell Types | Ask A Biologist
May 17, 2017 · But these cells aren't all the same types of cells. Different types of cells each do unique jobs in your body. Together, they let your body function as a whole. So to put it in a …
Bone Anatomy | Ask A Biologist
Feb 4, 2011 · Bone Basics and Bone AnatomyHave you ever seen fossil remains of dinosaur and ancient human bones in textbooks, television, or in person at a museum? It's easy to look at …
The Human Microbiome | Ask A Biologist
Jul 8, 2014 · But other kinds of bacteria do many helpful things in the body. Scientists estimate that each of us carry 10 times more bacterial cells than all the cells that make up the human …
Cell Division - Mitosis and Meiosis | Ask A Biologist
In human bodies, nearly two trillion cells divide every day. Watch cells divide in this time lapse video of an animal cell (top) and an E. coli bacteria cell (bottom). The video compresses 30 …
Bacteria Overview | Ask A Biologist
Jul 3, 2014 · Scientists estimate that there are about 5 million (5 x 10 6) hairs on the average human body. There are about 7 billion (7 x 10 9) capillaries to transport blood rich in oxygen …
Stages of Fetal Development | Ask A Biologist
Not only do embryos get bigger during that time, but they also go from being just a simple, single, cell to being the many cells that make up a human. All of a human’s features, organs, and …
Cell Size Sim - Introduction | Ask A Biologist
Cells are the tiny building blocks that make up all living things. There are many different kinds of cells in your body that do many different things needed to keep your body alive and running …
Amino Acids | Ask A Biologist
Jun 28, 2012 · The human body uses just 21 amino acids to make all the proteins it needs to function and grow. Because amino acids can be arranged in many different combinations, it's …
T-Cells - Ask A Biologist
Feb 16, 2011 · T-cells have many identical T-cell receptors that cover their surfaces and can only bind to one shape of antigen. When a T-cell receptor fits with its viral antigen on an infected …