Mapping Cell Fates
Fate mapping is a technique that is used to show how a cell or tissue moves and what it will become...
Venepuncture
Venipuncture or venepuncture (also known as phlebotomy, venesection, blood draw, drawing blood or taking blood) is the process of obtaining a...
Taste Centers
The taste centers are in the cortex and in the thalamus of the brain. The organ of taste is the tongue....
Developing Embryo and Implications for Disease
UC San Francisco presents Mini Medical School. In this edition, Didier Stainer, UCSF professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics explores what role...
Myomectomy Abdominal Fibroid Removal Surgery
Myomectomy refers to the surgical removal of uterine fibroids, also known as myomas. In contrast to a hysterectomy the uterus remains...
Animal Cells
Eukaryotic cells are typically much larger than prokaryotes. They have a variety of internal membranes and structures, called organelles, and a...