bioc300b
DEAR PUPILS,
IF YOU CAN GIVE THE TUT TUTS WHAT THEY WANT, THEN YOU CAN STILL HAVE YOUR JETPACKS.
do not lose hope.
tnkcmndr:twoseconds:audreyhepburncomplex:fuckyeahreading:
Tom Gauld: “Jetpack”tut tut
WHEN THE SUBJECTS BECOME THE…RESEARCHERS
An HIV/AIDS vaccine developed in Canada has passed safety tests in animals and the researchers are awaiting approval to begin human trials in the U.S.
favourite feedback from students
just got the feedback forms. here’s some gems.
What was the most effective aspect of the instructor’s delivery of the tutorial?
-sense of humor and awesome spectacles
What one thing might the instructor do to improve their teaching?
-look happier to be there
-nothing, she’s marvelous (whoever wrote this, <3 u)
thanks for a great semester kids, i’ll see you bright & early monday morning! good luck!
-a.
apparently some taxonomers have a sense of humor.
we only have one tutorial left, but i’m going to insist that for that 1 tutorial, you all address me exclusively as Pimpinella “Wikka Wikka” Anisum.
fun fact about acetaldehyde
Acetaldehyde and hangovers
Most people of East Asian descent have a mutation in their alcohol dehydrogenase gene that makes this enzyme unusually effective at converting ethanol to acetaldehyde, and about half of such people also have a form of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase that is less effective at converting acetaldehyde to acetic acid.[12] This combination causes them to suffer from the alcohol flush reaction, in which acetaldehyde accumulates after drinking, leading to severe and immediate hangover symptoms. These people are therefore less likely to become alcoholics. The drug disulfiram (Antabuse) also prevents the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid, with the same unpleasant effects for drinkers. Antabuse is used as a deterrent for alcoholics who wish to stay sober.
Phosphocreatine info
Phosphocreatine, also known as creatine phosphate or Pcr, is a phosphorylated creatine molecule that is an important energy store in skeletal muscle. It is used to anaerobically generate ATP from ADP, forming creatine for the 2 to 7 seconds following an intense effort. It does that by donating a phosphate group and this reaction is catalyzed by creatine kinase (presence of creatine kinase in plasma is indicative of tissue damage and is used in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction). This reaction is reversible and it therefore acts as a spatial and temporal buffer of ATP concentration. In other words, phosphocreatine is part of a coupled reaction; the energy given off from one reaction is used to regenerate the other compound - be it ATP. Phosphocreatine plays a particularly important role in tissues that have high, fluctuating energy demands such as muscle and brain.
MICROBE CUPCAKE CAKE! AH-mazing.
