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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: The Scientist on 17/07/2010 16:43:09

Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: The Scientist on 17/07/2010 16:43:09
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Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Variola on 24/07/2010 08:27:48
Skin cells, without skin you have no defence against the elements and pathogens.  [:)]
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Bored chemist on 24/07/2010 16:28:36
Egg, without which you wouldn't need to worry about skin, infection, or anything else.
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Variola on 24/07/2010 16:43:07
Yeah that's true.
But if you are talking in terms of an actually living being, I still think skin is the most important, breaches of skin integrity are the cause of many deaths and diseases.
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Geezer on 24/07/2010 22:39:17
I vote for the brain cell!
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Variola on 24/07/2010 22:44:14
Because you only have the one Geezer???  [:P]
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Geezer on 24/07/2010 23:23:30
Quote from: Variola on 24/07/2010 22:44:14
Because you only have the one Geezer???  [:P]

I was taught that it's not about quantity, it's about quality.
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Variola on 24/07/2010 23:26:55
Quote from: Geezer on 24/07/2010 23:23:30
Quote from: Variola on 24/07/2010 22:44:14
Because you only have the one Geezer???  [:P]

I was taught that it's not about quantity, it's about quality.

That applies to spermatozoa.
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Bored chemist on 25/07/2010 20:34:11
Quote from: Variola on 24/07/2010 16:43:07
Yeah that's true.
But if you are talking in terms of an actually living being, I still think skin is the most important, breaches of skin integrity are the cause of many deaths and diseases.
Without your skin you would die from dehydration before you got a chance to catch any infection.
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Variola on 27/07/2010 13:12:15
Quote from: Bored chemist on 25/07/2010 20:34:11
Quote from: Variola on 24/07/2010 16:43:07
Yeah that's true.
But if you are talking in terms of an actually living being, I still think skin is the most important, breaches of skin integrity are the cause of many deaths and diseases.
Without your skin you would die from dehydration before you got a chance to catch any infection.

That's very true, I was thinking on the lines of burns victims and how they are affected when their skin in compromised.
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: tangoblue on 28/07/2010 23:09:28
I dont think we have a most important cell; We need most of them to survive, so all of these essential cells are vitaly important
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: sittingoverhere on 04/08/2010 06:41:28
Quote from: tangoblue on 28/07/2010 23:09:28
We need most of them to survive
Appendix fail

I would say Stem Cell but that seems like cheating :P
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: Jessica H on 01/10/2010 02:56:17
I would go with the neurons, especially those in the brain and spinal cord, because you can regenerate a skin cell or several pretty easily, so no one skin cell is all that important.  But if you start killing cells in your spinal cord, you end up paralyzed, as I think these cells are nearly irreplaceable.

   
Title: What is the most important cell in the body?
Post by: tangoblue on 12/10/2010 18:56:55
I did say MOST, so apendix win :)