by Meghna Rangarajan | Aug 23, 2025 | Student Blogs
Sensors in Your Skin Your skin is packed with special nerve endings that sense temperature and send signals to your brain. Your skin has thermoreceptors, tiny sensory cells that detect heat and cold. Warm Receptors – Above 86°F High-threshold Warm Receptors...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Aug 23, 2025 | Student Blogs
Why Plants Turn Carnivorous Carnivorous plants evolved to hunt because the soils they live in cannot give them enough nutrients to survive. Carnivorous plants often grow in acidic, waterlogged soils like bogs and swamps. These soils are low in nitrogen, phosphorus,...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Aug 7, 2025 | Student Blogs
What Are Stem Cells? Stem cells are unspecialized cells with the powerful ability to develop into many different kinds of body cells. Pluripotent stem cells (like embryonic stem cells) can become any cell in the body. Multipotent stem cells (like adult stem cells) can...
by Parinama Academy | Aug 7, 2025 | Student Blogs
What Are Good Bacteria? Good bacteria, also known as probiotics, play a critical role in maintaining a healthy internal environment. Your digestive system houses a vast microbiome—a community of microorganisms, mostly bacteria. Good bacteria help balance this...
by Parinama Academy | Jul 28, 2025 | Student Blogs
What Causes Plant Diseases? Plant diseases are caused by both living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) factors that disrupt plant health. Biotic Causes – Pathogens: Fungi: Most common; spread by spores and cause leaf spots, mildew, rots, and wilts by blocking water...
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