This was such a fun read! Reminds me a bit of an animated series I watched (fortuitously) right before the pandemic called “Cells at Work!” Can’t wait to keep reading.
Hi Michael! Thanks so much for your comment! And omg, that series sounds fun, I'll totally look it up. It's soooo great when health can be understood in fun, easy ways. I'm so pleased that my post came across in such way. It's encouraging and I thank you for it! Welcome to the Feel Good family. :)
Hi Nichole! Thanks so much for your comment! I'm so glad to hear it was fantastic. I hope you continue to enjoy everything coming ahead! Welcome to the Feel Good family. :)
“During the specialisation process, cells become clear on what specific functions they will have to do. Some of them will become muscle cells, others will become brain cells, digestive cells, blood cells, heart cells, bone cells, and so many more. When cells of a specific type get together, they form a tissue. Tissues will grow, and expand, giving way to the next job in the process: building organs, such as the stomach, the bowels, the liver, the pancreas, the thyroid, the heart, and the brain.”
I am really glad you mentioned cell specialization, also known as cell differentiation I think?
This part is really important, because when this goes wrong, issues like cancer and neurodegenerative diseases start to show up!
I hope more research on cell differentiation/specialization is done, because there are a lot of problems related to it!
Hi Jacob! That's absolutely right. Cell differentiation and specialization is the same. And it's indeed key not only that they specialise but that the process goes normally under balanced conditions. As you say, imbalances is what becomes abnormal and distorted cell growth that could translate into cancer, inflammation and more.
It's a fascinating process, and one we must study very closely. Just today I was talking about this with my dad. He's a Vet doctor, specialised in embryology and histology and we were going through the different tissues in the body and everything that happens 'behind the scenes ' and it's just so much and so amazing! I could geek about this for hours. 🤓
This was such a fun read! Reminds me a bit of an animated series I watched (fortuitously) right before the pandemic called “Cells at Work!” Can’t wait to keep reading.
Hi Michael! Thanks so much for your comment! And omg, that series sounds fun, I'll totally look it up. It's soooo great when health can be understood in fun, easy ways. I'm so pleased that my post came across in such way. It's encouraging and I thank you for it! Welcome to the Feel Good family. :)
What a thorough, fantastic post. Thanks, Dr. Mariana!
Hi Nichole! Thanks so much for your comment! I'm so glad to hear it was fantastic. I hope you continue to enjoy everything coming ahead! Welcome to the Feel Good family. :)
“During the specialisation process, cells become clear on what specific functions they will have to do. Some of them will become muscle cells, others will become brain cells, digestive cells, blood cells, heart cells, bone cells, and so many more. When cells of a specific type get together, they form a tissue. Tissues will grow, and expand, giving way to the next job in the process: building organs, such as the stomach, the bowels, the liver, the pancreas, the thyroid, the heart, and the brain.”
I am really glad you mentioned cell specialization, also known as cell differentiation I think?
This part is really important, because when this goes wrong, issues like cancer and neurodegenerative diseases start to show up!
I hope more research on cell differentiation/specialization is done, because there are a lot of problems related to it!
Hi Jacob! That's absolutely right. Cell differentiation and specialization is the same. And it's indeed key not only that they specialise but that the process goes normally under balanced conditions. As you say, imbalances is what becomes abnormal and distorted cell growth that could translate into cancer, inflammation and more.
It's a fascinating process, and one we must study very closely. Just today I was talking about this with my dad. He's a Vet doctor, specialised in embryology and histology and we were going through the different tissues in the body and everything that happens 'behind the scenes ' and it's just so much and so amazing! I could geek about this for hours. 🤓
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