Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The body within the nucleus of a cell.  

The shrinking of the protoplasm from the cell wall as a result of outward diffusion of water into a solution with a low diffusion pressure of water. The contraction of a cell protoplasm by dehydration, where the surrounding cell wall becomes smaller. Shrinking of bacterial protoplasm due to loss of water to a suspending fluid…

A protozoan, some of which cause disease in humans, e.g., malaria. A type of parasite which infests red blood cells and causes malaria. Genus of parasites that includes the malaria-causing organisms. A genus of protozoans that live as parasites within the red blood cells and liver cells of man. The parasite undergoes its asexual development…

Minute cytoplasmic threads that extend through openings in cells, connecting the protoplasts of adjacent cells. Tunnels in plant cell walls. These facilitate communication between cells.  

Self-replicating particles of cytoplasm capable of transmitting traits believed to be responsible for extranuclear inheritance.  

The study of plant diseases.  

The process of establishing priorities, identifying the solutions to existing problems, and allocating resources to achieve objectives. The conscious design of desired future states (described in a plan by its goals and objectives, and description and selection among alternative means of achieving the goals and objectives), and the conduct of the activities necessary to the…

Conception choice.  

A system where the manufacturer makes products that do not last very long, or they create new products to replace those that exist at a rapid pace, forcing the consumer to buy new products sooner.  

Small, floating or weakly swimming organisms in a body of water. A freely floating organism one that is not anchored to a surface, e.g., some algae, bacteria, crustaceans, and diatoms.