Monthly Archives: March 2013

New Allele Discovered in Trinidadians!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by avagadbro

Reference: Moore, Shelley M., Tiebing Liang, Tamara J. Graves, Kevin M. McCall, Lucinda G. Carr and Cindy L. Ehlers. 2009. Identification of a novel cytosolic aldehyde dehydrogenase allele, ALDH1A1*4. Accessed March 19, 2013. http://www.humgenomics.com/content/pdf/1479-7364-3-4-304.pdf A new allele linked to alcohol sensitivity … Continue reading →

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Cover Glycolysis in Under 2 Minutes

Posted on March 16, 2013 by avagadbro

Cover Glycolysis in Under 2 Minutes Here is a quick animation on Glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to pyruvate). There are also a few questions at the bottom of the page that you can use to test how much you … Continue reading →

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Lucifer and Glowing Butts

Posted on March 16, 2013 by avagadbro

I bet you read the title, did a double take and went, “Whaaaat?” Actually, this post is about proteins and enzymes, and one particular enzyme- Luciferase. Sound familiar? This enzyme has nothing to do with a fallen angel, though. “Lucifer” is … Continue reading →

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Enzyme Magic

Posted on March 7, 2013 by avagadbro

Hello there! It’s Avagadbro! Coming to you live from a laptop! Finally, I’m getting to this quick overview on enzyme action. Enzymes are globular proteins (soluble in water) that act as biological catalysts, and our lecturer covered a lot of … Continue reading →

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Cell Question

Posted on March 3, 2013 by avagadbro

Since I’m on my phone, I’ll give you guys a multiple choice question. It’s on the topic of cells. Which of the following is evidence supporting the Endosymbiont Theory? I The presence of ribosomes in cells. II A double membrane … Continue reading →