Heeeey! I'm going to start this episode with a little story. When I decided I was going to be crazy and start this podcast, I was trying to think of a name for it, and I came up with the name Cellfie Life. I was running it by my best friend who is a social media manager.  She does social media for a living, and she wasn't exactly a fan of the name because she thought it sounded like a prison podcast, which is not at all what I was going for, but I was excited and proceeded to tell her...

Pathogens!! In this episode, we will be talking about fungus, archaea, bacteria, virus, and prions specifically as they relate to the human condition. ____________ So, two bacteria walk into a grungy bar.  The bartender says, "We don't serve bacteria here!" And, the bacteria says, "But, we work here. We're staph." “Why did the mushroom get invited to the party?” “Because he’s a fungi.” LOL, I didn’t have a good bacteria song, so I Googled jokes about...

Embryogenesis II- we finish up the embryology review by going over gastrulation, neurulation, and getting into a discussion on the germ layers, teratogens, stem cells, and fetal circulation. Hey, hey, hey - It’s Nikaela, and this is Cellfie Life. Where we talk about complex science principles by relating them to, I love lucy episodes and bunnies.  If you have no idea what I’m talking about listen to the Early Embryogenesis episode, it was the episode right before this...

Let's talk about fertilization and implantation, and cleavage and morulas, and blastocysts and the trophoblasts and the inner cell mass. And how the inner cell mass gives rise to the bilaminar disk which ultimately gives rise to the germ layers. This episode is dense but has so much good info! buckle up and get ready for embryogenesis!! Early Embryogenesis “Come on, baby. Baby baby baby...” Can anyone name that movie line? It’s Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line. I...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KL9mRus19o Let’s Talk About Sex: Female Reproductive System Okay, hold up—I know the perfect song for this episode. Awkwafina’s “My Vag”. I like the way you work it…no diggity, got to bag it up.             “My vag like a operatic ballad             Yo vag like Grandpa's cabbage” Let’s be perfectly honest about a few things: One, I can't sing, and two, there is no way I could do this song justice, so do me a...

**This episode contains sexual health material** Let's talk about sex, baby! Let's talk about you and me…or let's talk about reproductive systems, and hormones, and the anterior pituitary, and the endometrium, and the epididymis. Welcome to the Cellfie Life. Thank you so much for listening. If you have questions or comments, or corrections, please let me know. The best way to reach me is either the website CellfieLife.com or on Insta at...

Let's talk about the Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis and how giant chocolate cake fits in with these processes.

Cell-fie Life is an educational podcast that reviews topics that are covered on the MCAT.