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Vaccines contain strains of an attenuated Pathogen. This means there is a dead or inactive form of the virus you are protecting against in the vaccine. This could be a like DNA segments or some lipid memb...

Pathogens like viruses and bacteria reproduce rapidly within the body's cells which causes damage. Bacteria particularly may produce toxins which make you feel ill.White blood cells ingest bacteria or vir...

Plants require nitrates to be up-took via active transport for conversion to amino acids which are used to make proteins for growth. To increase yield, farmers need to increase the nitrates available in t...

Type 1 diabetes is where the pancreases produces little or no insulin. This means a person's blood glucose level can rise to a level that can kill them. People with Type 1 diabetes need insulin therapy - ...

A synapse is the junction where nerve cells (called neurones) meet. An electrical signal can pass from one neurone to another across the synapse. When the signal reaches the end of the neurone, it causes ...