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Mohamed Abbas
August 16, 2023
Biology

The Role of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Exhaled Air

Why does exhaled air still contain oxygen? Exhaled air still contains oxygen because our respiratory system does not extract all of the oxygen from each breath. When...

Mohamed Abbas
August 16, 2023
Biology

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems

Does The Sympathetic Nervous System Increase or Decrease Urination? The sympathetic nervous system, which is a part of the autonomic nervous system, primarily functions to prepare the...

Mohamed Abbas
August 16, 2023
Biology

The Role and Importance of ACE2 in COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Health

Can a human survive without ACE2? No, a human cannot survive without ACE2. ACE2, or angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in...

Mohamed Abbas
August 16, 2023
Biology

The Process of Neuroplasticity

If due to some reasons a small portion of our neurons die, how does our body remake them? Our body has a limited ability to generate new...

Mohamed Abbas
August 16, 2023
Biology

Optimizing DNA Extraction from FFPE Tissues for NGS Applications

Can we apply NGS (next generation sequencing) on DNA extracted from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues (FFPE)? Yes, it is possible to apply next-generation sequencing (NGS) on...

Mohamed Abbas
August 16, 2023
Biology

Understanding the Function and Importance of Human Trypsin Inhibitor in Digestive Balance and Pancreatic Protection

What is the function of human Trypsin Inhibitor if trypsin is secreted in the inactive form of Trypsinogen? The function of human Trypsin Inhibitor is to regulate...

Mohamed Abbas
August 16, 2023
Biology

How the Immune System Learns to Recognize and Tolerate Food Antigens

Why is the food we consume right from birth not immunogenic to elicit an immune response? The food we consume right from birth is not immunogenic to...

Mohamed Abbas
August 16, 2023
Biology

Effect of Water Contamination on Individuals from Developed Countries

Why do diseases in the tap water of developing countries affect people from developed countries more? Diseases in tap water of developing countries can affect people from...