Category Archives: Biology

Is a disease that kills tens of millions coming?

Post an original commentary on your interpretation of Sonia Shah’s NPR interview from 2016 and TED talk from 2013 as related to the current COVID-19 pandemic. With the coronavirus outbreak, we are in the midst of a global pandemic. In her 2016 book, “Pandemic,” Sonia Shah addresses the question, “Is a disease that kills tens […]

Discuss novel potential treatments for schizophrenia.

Discuss novel potential treatments for schizophrenia. Hint: you can “borrow” approaches in any area. It could not be tested for schizophrenia yet. You need to justify your proposal. There is ongoing research into new treatments for schizophrenia. One promising area of research is the use of glutamate modulators, which work by regulating the activity of […]

Compare the resulting ratio from the Question 3 cross of two heterozygous parents to the ratio from the coin flipping exercise. Are there similarities? If so, what are they?

Unit II Assignment Genetics Worksheet Solving Punnett Squares Reginald Punnett was a British geneticist who developed the Punnett square to explain how the chromosomes of parents cross and produce offspring. To solve genetics problems using a Punnett square, it is necessary to a) understand the associated vocabulary and b) understand some of the rules for […]

Provide an explanation (in complete sentences) of why the newly chosen answer is correct.

Intro to biology  Learning Assessments 2 Corrections Assignment .docx 1. Review your Learning Assessment 2 and identify the questions you answered incorrectly. 2. Using the textbook linked in blackboard locate the correct answers to all your missed questions. 3. Provide an explanation (in complete sentences) of why the newly chosen answer is correct. 4. You […]

What would happen to the enzyme’s affinity for cyclic AMP if the enzyme’s active site had a missense mutation that changed the Serine residues (orange and dark green) to Threonine?  Briefly explain your answer.

Protein Folding Part I:  Protein Folding The shiga-like toxin (ST) is a protein-based toxin produced by the bacterium Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), which is the causative agent responsible for most cases of bloody diarrhea.  Believe it or not, much of the disease symptoms associated with EHEC infection derives from the cytotoxic effects of ST, whose […]

What larger macromolecule or cell structure might that molecule be a part of and how could modulating its phosphorylation level modulate budding of vesicles off the bacterial cell surface?

Biochemical Pathways Below are representative transmission electron micrographs (TEM) of the WT and mutant P. gingivalis strains as well as quantitative data that measures the quantity of OMVs produced by these bacterial strains.  To generate the graph, please note that the Alaei lab used a fluorescent probe to quantitate the relative levels of OMVs produced […]

Discuss any important conclusions and need for further research.

Journal Article Summary https://online.bhcc.edu/mod/resource/view.php?id=1869448 1. Read the journal article titled, “COVID-19 and the Environment” posted on Moodle. 2. Write a summary about the main ideas of the article. Include the title and the authors’ names. 3. What is the article about? Include the main points of the article. Provide supporting details to support the main […]

What are your long-term goals, and how will the course allow you to achieve them in your current environment?

1.What are your reasons for attending the course? 2.How will the course help you in your current project? 3.What are your long-term goals, and how will the course allow you to achieve them in your current environment? 4.Are you prepared to extend your toolbox by learning different recording strategies and experimental preparations? 5.What is your […]