BIOL 1080 Lecture Notes - Neutrophil, Blood Sugar

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Also note the neutrophil video in afterthoughts 2. Previously introduced scaling in the dimension of size/shape: ie. biomolecules to biosphere, intracellular. Another way is from the dimension of time. Scale 1: growth, development and aging: life as trajectory (years, decades) Scale 2: maintenance and repair: life as rhythms (days, weeks, months) Scale 3: homeostasis: life as balance (seconds, minutes, hours) Scale 4: action potentials and enzyme catalysis: life as energy and information flow (milliseconds, microseconds) As for size we will go back and forth in time scales. *most people and research are directly interested in health-span. Maximizing healthspan: a goal in most individuals and societies. Various attitudes and practices around the world. Sometimes there can be a conflict between the 2, eg. a patient is diagnosed with terminal cancer and can play golf for 6 months and survive 12 months without treatment.

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