Rat-bite disease

there is a disease called Mange where animals lose their fur. In patches or altogether. You probably just saw a sick stray cat or raccoon that was very deformed. Perhaps one with mange. :shock:

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There is also some evidence that it serves as a repository for colonic symbiotic bacteria - if some nasty diarrheal disease clears out the main tract, there's a stash in the appendix from which the populations can be reconstituted. A major article came out this summer comparing ...

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There is also some evidence that it serves as a repository for colonic symbiotic bacteria - if some nasty diarrheal disease clears out the main tract, there's a stash in the appendix from which the populations can be reconstituted. A major article came out this summer comparing structures ...

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... of epithelial cells? 3.) What are epithelial cells being used for? 4.) Could these cells be used to help people with medical problems such as disease or paralysis? 5.) Are these cells causing any controversy in the same degree as stem cells? 6.) Could we live without these cells? 7.) What ...

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... Yes, everything in a biological organism is sensitive to change. Even one exchange of nucleotide in the DNA can cause the organism to be in a disease state/not optimal. The flip side is also possible, where one change could bring on a more optimal state. Such is the life of evolution. I also ...

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