Research on Cells

      People have been trying to find solutions to many problems in the world with science. Many of these solutions include cells. Scientists have been able to do many different things with cells, such as, transformation, cloning, and even using cells to help treat spinal cord injuries.

Students Will

First, we will read and research about the different types of cells.

Next, we will answer questions about the roles that different cells play in our body.

Lastly, we will write a summary about one topic we investigated.

Question and Answer

1.What do researchers think is one cause of memory impairment related to

growing older? What does new research show that may be able to help

reverse this process?

1. Older people will sometimes experience a form of memory. This is caused when blood flow can’t flow easily into your brain, it causes damage to tiny blood vessels in a part of your brain responsible for memory which will cause memory loss.

2. How might fat cells be able to help people with spinal cord injuries?

2. A fat cell might help someone with a spinal cord injury by injecting cells  to do the cellular repair, but these cells can be very difficult to get a hold of. A technique professionals plan to use in the future might be to take some of the fat from the human body  and inject it with a growth factor to work as a nerve cell and attach it to their back once again.

3. How are frog eggs being used in research involving human cells?

3. The molecules in the nucleus from the frog eggs coax the mature human DNA back to an adaptable stem-cell state. Frog egg genes also help with cell reprogramming.

4. What are Schwann cells? How are they affected in multiple sclerosis

patients?

4. Schwann cells are major glial cells in the nervous system. They help with development, regeneration, and protecting neutrons. Schwann cells protect the neurons and  degeneration of nerves by blocking a blood-clotting protein that can also cause nerve damage.

5. What role do cells play in preventing the stomach from digesting itself?

5. The stomach is made of three different layers, these layers hold different cells to help breakdown food and stop the stomach from autodigestion. The acidic environment is the main factor that stops autodigestion.

          Fat cells are storage of energy, and in the last few decades fat cells also play a critical role in sensing and responding to changes in systemic energy balance. Now they are even used to play a part in helping spinal cord injuries.

Summary

    Fat Cells can be turned into cells of the same origin. Scientists have been able to successfully transform a human fat cells into cells of the same general category and/or origin, including but not limited to ,muscle and cartilage cells. Fat cells are also able to help with spinal cord injuries. Since human nerve cells can’t regrow on their own scientists have used fat cells to work as a tissue.

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