Sentences with phrase «variation on human cell»

These projects explore the consequences of genome variation on human cell biology, and thus gene function in health and disease.

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Dr Tomi Pastinen, senior author on the second study, from McGill University said: «We have created an expansive, high - resolution atlas of variations that deepens our understanding of the interplay between the genetic and epigenetic machinery that drives the three primary cells of the human immune system.

«Natural resistance to malaria linked to variation in human red blood cell receptors: First study to identify protective effect of glycophorin gene rearrangements on malaria.»

The next phase in our scientific understanding of human health and disease is to decipher the molecular basis of cell and tissue circuits and the impact of genetic variations on these circuits.

Revision mats included are: Unit 1 (Cells and respiration)- Cells and respiration Unit 2 (Humans as organisms)- Nutrition and digestion - Skeletal and muscle system - Gas exchange - Reproduction system and menstrual cycle - Embryo development, health and drugs Unit 3 (Plants and ecosystems)- Photosynthesis and plant reproduction - Plant fertilisation, seed formation and seed dispersal - Food chains, food webs and dependence on other organisms Unit 4 (Inheritance, variation and survival)- DNA, continuous and discontinuous variation - Natural selection, extinction and preserving species

Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram