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Topic: Skin Cells

Related:
  Skin    Cell  
  Blood Cells    Skin Care  
  Human T cell    Cell Lung Cancer  
  Fuel Cell    Cell Biology  
  Stem Cell    Skin Treatment  
  Skin Care Products    Dry Skin  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite possession(s):Mobile phone
People talk about their ..:Body Odour
Currently has on their coffee table:New Scientist
Favorite body part(s):Skin,  Brain,  Lungs
Favorite food(s):Anything with salt
Favorite animal(s):Wasps
Interest(s):Biology,  Chemistry
Favorite computer game(s):Minesweeper
Favorite sportsperson(s):Lou Gehrig (baseball)
Favorite drink(s):Milk
Medical note(s):Undergoing therapy,  Has cancer,  Infected with HIV
Ultimate fantasy(s):Cloning themselves
Favorite quote(s):"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying." - Woody Allen (1935-)
"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
"God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time." - Robin Williams, commenting on the Clinton/Lewinsky affair
 
 
 Expert Talk
The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.


Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

There is loss of skin firmness due to the swollen fat cells and fluid and toxin accumulation.
Your skin reacts to dehydration by an increase in plugging due to a lack of sloughing off of dead skin cells.
Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

Dead skin cells and oil clogged pores combine to act as a barrier to the living skin cells underneath the skin's surface layer.
The skin cells are nourished, thereby providing a stronger foundation underneath, while softening lines, wrinkles and clearing damage on the outer surface.
Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model

Liposuction is a technique by which fat cells are removed from beneath the skin surface to create a contour change.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

The skin cells are grown in the laboratory and are tested for their ability to process cholesterol and for accumulation of cholesterol in certain locations in the cells.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Skin cancer is a disease of the body's cells caused by overexpure to the ultraviolet radiation in the sun's rays or from other sources such as solariums or sunbeds.
These skin cells contain the DNA we need to do our tests.
David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

These dead skin cells stick to the oil that is produced by your skin and that attracts bacteria into the hair follicle, whereby your body produces a pimple to fight off the infection.
Melanoma is a skin cancer that begins in the melanocytes, the cells that produce skin pigment known as melanin.
These T cells trigger the inflammation and excessive skin cell reproduction seen in people with psoriasis.
Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate

These cells are responsible for protecting skin from foreign elements, as well as promoting skin renewal and repairing the damage caused by environmental elements.
 
 
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2005-01-13 15:51:35
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steve
2005-02-04 13:10:30
how long does an average skin cell live?
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