Sentences with phrase «sensitive cells form»

Up to 100 photo - sensitive cells form a retina, which is positioned so any bird, fish, or other predator up to 2 meters away registers as an image there.

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The same compound promotes the growth of tooth tissue called dentine — a protective material between the sensitive pulp inside a tooth and the enamel on its surface — so Cohen believes that the type of tissue formed partly depends on the neighbouring cells.

What has not been clear, says Anders Garm at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, is whether these cells simply tell the starfish about ambient light levels, as happens in more primitive light - sensitive animals, or whether they actually form spatial images.

Third place went to Charlie Granger, a PhD candidate in optics, who used adaptive optics technology to show the natural fluorescence of retinal pigment epithelial cells, which form a layer only one cell deep, on the backside of the eye's light - sensitive retina.

His more recent studies have focused on novel, sensitive and accurate methods of evaluating beta - cell function in people with mild diabetes or who have not yet developed diabetes, and on forms of diabetes that result from genetic causes.

John Carter, head of communications at smart - home technology provider Canary, says sensitive data unrelated to the function of the device may also be on offer if smart - home devices aren't properly secured: «It could be financial information, such as your credit card number, or personal information in the form of a cell phone number that was used to set up the account.»