If muscle cells do not divide, then how did we grow?

Answer: Two forms of tissue growth are hyperplasia, which is an increase in th.​.​.​ Fifik's Digest Top Stories For You If muscle cells do not divide, then how did we grow? Ken Saladin, Emeritus professor of biology Written Jun 5 Two forms of tissue growth are hyperplasia, which is an increase in the number of cells, and hypertrophy, which is an increase in the size of cells. Skeletal muscles grow b... Read More » I'm 24 years old and my life is going nowhere. What can I do to change this? Mike Speer, Chief Marketing Officer at Michaels Wilder (2018-present) Updated May 15, 2018 Although I don't know your specific situation, I will say this: you're young. You have time, and time is the most valuable thing in the world. In considering the most valua... Read More » Why did Bob Marley refuse treatment for cancer? Rocci Disopa Updated Oct 24 Marley was a Rastafarian. He was diagnosed with a melanoma in his toe in 1977. Doctors advised Marley, who was a devout Rastafarian, to have the toe amputated. He refused, o... Read More » What is the grimmest biological fact you know? Tony Trieste, Plant molecular cell biologist and protein biochemist Updated Mar 4 Everyone has a death clock in their genes. Telomeres are caps of repetitive DNA on the ends of every chromosome. Every time you replicate your DNA, during S-phase of cell di... Read More » What's the most useful skill that everybody should learn? Lukas Schwekendiek Written Aug 17 Today is not a good day. You walk away from the bank, having just checked your balance, and it is at an all time low. An extra bill here, an extra payment there, and somehow ... Read More » Why did Donald Trump say that there is a vaccine for AIDS? Bruce Spielbauer, Stood on the streets that day, studied it ever since. Written Jun 17 As he has demonstrated thousands of times in the past several years, Donald Trump actually is functioning on a third grade reading level, and he has nearly no knowledge wha... Read More » Is there a convincing proof that humankind did not originate from Earth? Ted England, B Sc from Queensland University of Technology (1976) Updated Apr 4, 2019 Next time you see a frog, count how many toes, eyes, nostrils, legs and mouths it has. Now count how many you have. Is its body symmetrical? Is yours? Notice anything? Long ... Read More » I left Amazon 5 months ago on good terms having worked my full notice. I have recently been offered a job by an agency at the same fulfillment centre, only to be told I'm ineligible for re-hire. Why? Chris Hansen, Technology Professional (1995-present) Written Mar 1 You got flagged by HR as ineligible for re-hire. Typically this is a status reserved for termination, but I've seen malicious managers and angry HR people flag people as 'i... Read More » Does your metabolism change as you age into an adult? Max Webster Updated Sep 10 I can only relate my experience here, and my answer is that it slowed down my metabolism after 40. I wasn't paying much attention doh, and one day around age 45 or so I had... Read More » If Darwin's theory was wrong, where did humans come from? Barry Goldberg, Read a LOT about evolution and asked even more questions Written Jul 24 Q: If Darwin's theory of evolution is wrong, where do we come from? Hello, Panav Chaudhury, and welcome to Quora! A lot of people seem to think that Darwin was the first pers... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/