Biology-ian

Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions weren’t true.

The Distracted Society

I’m almost done reading The Price of Civilization by Jeffery D. Sachs. I have to say that this book is invaluable to learn a LOT about not only mixed-market economy, but also why America’s economy and politics are crippled. He does not take the usual…

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compoundfractur:

PCP is a helluva drug, and can make you feel less inhibited about things like, oh, popping out your own eyeball.

tigtag:

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, with approximately 30 times the number of white blood cells (purple) as a normal person.
(400x and 1000x magnification respectively)

(via fyeahmedlab)

medicalschool:

Open Heart Surgery Explained (click here to view bigger)

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scienceyoucanlove:

Image by Dr Jon Heras 

An illustration of the progression of angiogenesis, which is the physiological process involving the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels. Tumours cannot grow beyond a few mm due to a lack of oxygen and other nutrients, so they encourage the formation of blood vessels to support their rapid cell division. For this reason, angiogenesis is a fundamental step in the transition of tumors from a dormant state to a malignant one.

Angiogenesis in cancer is a bitch.

mucholderthen:

Muscle
by ~artbysamuel

love me some myosin and actin!

(via scientificillustration)

jtotheizzoe:

“Evolution is fluid.”

- Digital Darwin

My brain is trying to figure out the math behind this. Sadly enough.

(Source: amadeus1996)

cellimagelibrary:

Another great look at mitosis.

Image of the Week - May 20, 2013

CIL:42515 - http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/images/42515

Description: Fluorescence micrograph of a human epithelial cell in mitosis, labeled for alpha tubulin (blue), gamma tubulin (green) and DNA (red). The image was taken with a 100x objective and processed with deconvolution. Honorable Mention, 2004 Olympus BioScapes Competition®.

Authors: Joshua Nordberg, Christopher English, and the 2004 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®

Licensing: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives: This image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives License.

(via molecularlifesciences)

neurosciencestuff:

A study led by researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has for the first time revealed how the loss of a particular tumour suppressing protein leads to the abnormal growth of tumours of the brain and nervous system.

The study is published in Brain: A…

(Source: eurekalert.org)