Nephron. The functional unit of the kidney. The combination of a glomerulus and a renal tubule where filtration, reabsorption and secretion take place in the kidney. Each kidney contains about 1 million nephrons.
Meet DNCE. âCake by the Ocean,â the debut single from L.A.-based four-piece DNCE, came to life thanks to some brilliant use of serendipity. âWe were at the studio, and I overheard the producers saying that they wanted to get cake by the ocean,â recalls the bandâs frontman Joe Jonas.
Credit: Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic/Getty Images. Davy Jones, the lead singer of The Monkees, died this morning after suffering a heart attack in Indiantown, Fla., his representative confirmed to ABC News. He was 66. He passed next to his passions, his horses, and was one hour away from his wife, Jessica Pacheco-Jones, his rep said in a statement. All of his family, friends and fans mourn Davy's loss, Joseph Pacheco, Jones' manager and brother-in-law, said.