Monthly Archives: April 2013

Biochem Village

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

Okay. Since our lecturer fancies himself a Kage, I did a quick sketch of what I think the forehead protectors for our Biochem Village might look like. My drawing skills are really rusty, but I think you get the idea … Continue reading →

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Endosymbiotic Theory

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

This video visually demonstrates how endosymbiosis is thought to have occurred. I wanted to critique a video that was not so good, and here, there are quite a bit of downfalls that I would like to note. This video is … Continue reading →

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Kreb’s Cycle Song

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

So the title is pretty self-explanatory. Two girls from Ottawa University are trying to make Kreb’s Cycle/ TCA a little bit easier to study. Granted that you know at least a little bit of background information on the Kreb’s Cycle, … Continue reading →

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Multiple Choice Question…

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

Which of the following is NOT an enzyme class? a.) Isomerase b.) Hydrolase c.) Lyase d.) Redoxidoase e.) Transferase Choose ONE answer.

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Published Paper Review #2 – Snake Venom Usage as Painkiller

Posted on April 14, 2013 by avagadbro

Reference: Diochot, Sylvie, Anne Baron, Miguel Salinas, Dominique Douguet, Sabine Scarzello, Anne-Sophie Dabert-Gay, Delphine Debayle, Valerie Friend, Abdelkrim Alloui, Michel Lazdunski, Eric Lingueglia. Black mamba venom peptides target acid-sensing ion channels to abolish pain. 25 October, 2012. Accessed on March 30, … Continue reading →

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Get To Know The Great Minds

Posted on April 9, 2013 by avagadbro

Our lecturer always has some interesting facts to give us about the great men and women that contributed to the topics we are studying. Take Glycolysis for example. Three names come to mind: Embden, Meyerhof and Parnas (hence the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway or … Continue reading →