Cellfie Life

By Nikaela

The Cellfie Life Podcast: Unraveling the mysteries of advanced physiology with entertaining weekly episodes featuring in-depth discussions with industry experts, perfect for medical professionals, stu... more

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

Cellfie Life episodes:

March 30, 2024 MCAT -7- Cells: Eukaryotes
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 all about Robert Hooke….
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March 30, 2024 Bacteria
Unveiling the Microscopic World: Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, and More!
This podcast delves into the fascinating realm of microscopic life. We’ll begin by cracking the code on the key difference between prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and eukaryotes (organisms with complex cells). We’ll explore how scientists classify these organisms using a ranking system, journeying from domain all the way down to species.
Get ready to meet the extremophiles known as archaea, who thrive in unbelievably harsh environments. We’ll also encounter the diverse world of bacteria, some beneficial and some pathogenic. Buckle up as we explore how bacteria are classified and how they reproduce.
The microscopic tour continues with a look at fungi, whose cell walls are made of a unique material called chitin. We’ll discover how fungi can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Finally, we’ll encounter the mysterious prions, misfolded proteins that can wreak havoc on cellular functions.
This podcast promises a captivating journey into the microscopic world, packed with fun facts and insights!
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37min
May 10, 2023 test episode

Many of you asked for it, and we finally delivered.The Cellfie Life podcast Store is now open for business.
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36min
May 04, 2023 Cellfie Life - 5 Embryo 2

Hey, it's Michaela, and this is Selfie Life, where we talk about complex science principles by relating them to I Love Lucy episodes and Bunny ears. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, listen to the Earth early embryogenesis episode. It was the episode right before this one. Also, for those of you questioning my three haze, I heard someone say it in the library. When I was writing this episode.

I thought I would try it on. I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Anyway, I am Nikayla and welcome to the Selfie Life. This subject is a two parter because it was getting a little longer than I wanted and I want to keep these episodes around 30 ish minutes. So I decided to chop the embryogenesis review in half. But first, housekeeping. I have set up a Patreon page.

If you are enjoying the show and want to share the love, you can head over to Patreon.com. With Patreon, you can pay a small amount of money each month to help me cover production costs. It will help me pay for hosting and pay my amazing editors that help me get these episodes out every week. You can support the podcast for as little as $0.25 an episode, which is only a dollar a month. Or if you're just a broke student and you really need that money for ramen, I get it.

I've been there. Share the love by telling your friends about this podcast and rating or reviewing. You can follow me on Instagram. I post review questions on my stories just about every day. And you can also check out the [email protected] where you can find the script.
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May 04, 2023 Cellfie Life - 4 Embryo

Come on, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby. Can anyone name that movie? What line that movie's from? It's arse witherspoon film. Anybody? It's from walk the line. I actually really love that movie. And I know you're all surprised I'm not singing at you today. I considered doing a rendition of Britney Spears hit Me Baby one more time. But when I'm animating the word baby in my head, reese beats Brittany to the punch. Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Selfie Life, where we are reviewing topics that are covered on the MCAT. My name is Nikayla and today we are going to be reviewing embryogenesis. And I'm not going to lie to you, it is complex. Probably as complex, if not more so than the female reproductive system. But I mean, come on. Does anyone out there expect growing babies to be easy? But I am going to try to do my best to break it down and tie it all together. I mean, growing human babies kind of blows my mind. I mean, growing any type of baby is crazy, but human babies are just next level. How cells are this essentially smart to pull this off. It's just another reason why I love science. It's just so incredible. Cool. So let's jump in and just start with the basics. What is embryogenesis? Embryogenesis is the formation and development of the embryo in the first eight weeks after fertilization. And it really is kind of a whirlwind of mitotic activity and cell differentiation which.
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May 04, 2023 Cellfie Life - 3 Female reproductive system

Okay, episode three. Let's talk about sex. Female's reproductive system. I like the way you work it. No diggity.Got to bag it up. No.Okay, you guys, I actually know the perfect song for this episode. It's Aquafina's. My badge. Have you heard it? It's great.My badge is like an operatic ballad. Your badge is like Grandpa's cabbage.Okay, let's be perfectly honest about a few things. One, I cannot sing. I actually won't even sing in public.But I think the fact that I'm alone sitting in my closet recording this is the only reason why I did that. But anyway, number two, there is no way I could do that song justice. So do me just a little favor. Pause this podcast and go and listen to Aquafina's song. And then hit play on the podcast.And if that song doesn't get you seriously excited to learn all about the female reproductive system, then listen to it again. And don't at me about a badge song, because there are so many songs about penises. Maybe I should mention that this episode does have sexual health material.So this is your warning. We are going to be talking about vaginas and periods and all of those hormones that make it happen.Welcome to the selfie live.
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May 04, 2023 Cellfie Life - 2 Male reproductive system

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 he and the epididymis. I almost said the fun stuff. But let's be honest, this stuff is not the fun part of the reproductive system.But this stuff is important to know and to understand.Welcome to the selfie life thank you so much for listening. If you have questions or comments or corrections to any of the above, please let me know. The best way to reach me is either on the website selfielife.com or on my Insta, which is this celfie life on the website. I have the script notes from all of the episodes, so if you want to print those out and use them to aid in your studying, the transcripts are available under the episodes on the website, and follow me on Insta. I am trying to post MCAT prep questions on my story every morning, and I will let you know when a new episode drops.But if you subscribe, they will be automatically downloaded for your listening pleasure. And please tell your friends about this podcast. I know that in my group of friends, we're always telling each other what we like, what we're listening to, and what resource are out there. So if you love your friends, tell them about this podcast. This episode does have sexual health material.So this is your warning. We are going to be talking about penises and vaginas. One last side note before we jump in. This episode is about biological sex.
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May 04, 2023 Cellfie-Life-1-Cell-Cycle-Mitosi

Hello! Welcome to the selfie life thank you so much for listening. Seriously, thank you. My name is Nikayla and today we are going to be reviewing the cell cycle, meiosis and my COSIS. If you have questions, comments, corrections, just want to say hello.Hit me up you guys. The best way to reach me is on Insta. My handle is this selfie life. But selfie is C-E-L-L-F-I-E. Life.Also, if you follow me on Insta, I am trying to post MCAP prep questions on my story just about every morning. And then you will also know when new episodes drop. Please rate, review and subscribe. You guys know the drill. And also, please tell your friends about this podcast.The entire reason I decided to do it is because I wanted to be able to listen, study while working and driving and doing house chores. And I didn't find a podcast that was providing what I wanted, so I decided to create one. So just please share this with your study buddies. Okay, let's do this. Mitosis and Meiosis there are two main types of cell divisions that we humans take part in.Mitosis and Meiosis. Mitosis is the process of making new body cells. So it is how two identical daughter cells are created from a single cell. Meiosis is the type of cell division that creates gametes eggs and sperm. Meiosis results in up to four nonidentical daughter cells.
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May 04, 2023 Cellfie-Life-Intro

Once upon a time there was a girl that lived in the desert that decided to go back to school. And not just any school, but to medical school. But she had a job and bills and didn't have an extra $3,000 lying around to take an MCAT prep course. So she searched high and low for a podcast that did a great job reviewing for the MCAT so she could listen while driving and doing the dishes and at the gym and at work, but to Noah Bell. So she drank some crazy and decided to make an MCAT prep podcast.

Hello everyone. My name is Nikaelama and I am that crazy awesome person doing this MCAP podcast. Selfie Life. Sell fee life. You guys get it?

A cell, like the thing that things are made of. Anyway, I think everybody gets the pun. When I was brainstorming names with my best friend who is a social media manager, like she does social media for her profession and she's brilliant at it. She wasn't a huge fan of the name Selfie Life. She thought it sounded like a prison podcast.

This is not a prison podcast. This is an educational science podcast currently geared in creating a comprehensive review for the MCAT. When my friend said that the name reminded her of prison cells, I got a little excited and I went on this long explanation about how Robert Hook was looking at a cork under a microscope and saw the little areas of the desiccated plant cells and thought they looked like monk cells, like the places where the monks used to sleep. And after I went on this crazy little rant and was so excited, she still hated the name, but I liked it, so I went with it. So this is Selfie Life a little bit about me.

My bachelor's is in biology. I have a minor in chemistry, probably very similar to a lot of you listening. And I have a master's degree in human physiology. For the past couple of years, I have been working and doing research in a really, really amazing lab that does microbiology biochemistry and molecular research. If you ask me about things that I love, I obviously have a very long list.

But I have a special place in my soul for science. And you guys, I love getting good grades. There is just something so satisfying with conquering subject matter and like going in and just being like, yeah, I know this. And having that complete understanding and that love of good grades and really understanding how things work and having a thorough knowledge translates over into me really wanting a really amazing MCAT score. So I'm hoping that this podcast will help all of you as well.

And I hope that you and I hope when I say you, I'm really hoping that there's going to be a lot of people that will listen, that this podcast will help you towards your MCAT score goals and that financial restrictions or busy schedules won't keep anyone from their medical school dreams. I mean, we need more doctors. We need more people who are passionate and willing to make the sacrifices to become doctors. So good job you guys. Good job.

So please listen. Rate review, subscribe. I mean, you know the drill. But also, please tell your friends about this podcast. For me and my friends that are in the sciences and on this medical school journey, we share materials that we like all the time.

Like we're always shooting each other YouTube videos. Huge fan of YouTube University and books that were really good. And there's really just a community, especially I feel like, around people taking the MCAT. So please share. Let everyone know.

Let your friends know, I guess. Also, I'm getting a website up. Check out the website. It's selfielife.com. The transcripts from each episode will be posted there eventually.

I want to put up study notes, but for now, I will have the transcripts. If you need like a quick review,
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April 18, 2023 MCAT -5- Embryogenesis II
This episode is the second part of a series on embryogenesis, which is the formation and development of an embryo in the first eight weeks.
The episode picks up right after implantation. It covers the formation of the three germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm. These germ layers give rise to different tissues in the body.
Neurulation is the process where the neural tube forms. The neural tube will later form the brain and spinal cord.
The episode also talks about teratogens, which are things that can interfere with development and cause defects. Some examples of teratogens include alcohol, environmental chemicals, and viruses.
Stem cells are also discussed. Stem cells are cells that can differentiate into many different types of cells. The episode talks about the different types of stem cells and how they differentiate.
The last topic covered in the episode is fetal circulation. Fetal circulation is different from adult circulation because the fetus is not using its lungs to take in oxygen. The fetus gets its oxygen from the mother through the placenta.
I have the script notes from all the episodes, so if you want to print out and use them to aid in your studying, the transcripts are available under the episodes. Download the full transcript!
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How many episodes does Cellfie Life have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.