On earth, as far a we know, there are two main ways that bacteria gain energy. First, there is Photosynthesis, the transition of light into chemical based energies such as ATP. Second, there are

I'm in a fix. Prepare yourself for a long read We've just learned about minisatellites and microsatellites at class (okay, by "learned", I mean we were told their definitions and essentially no…

I've always wanted to do comparative eco-physiology studies looking at Hemoglobin-Oxygen affinity of populations in different environments, but I can't find a protocol to experimentally measure the

23 and MeThere are a few for-profit companies that can now do genome-wide tests from a saliva sample to determine if you have a particular gene or sequence (marker) linked to an increased risk of getting a particular trait (such as Alzheimer& 39;s Disease). Here is a link to one of those sites called 23andme.

On NPR public radio news it was said that if the bacteria that is natural that assist in body function or just present in your body was put it into a ball it would weigh more or less 7 ounces (

Cilia and flagella are aimed for similar perpose, motion. And both of them show the (9+2) microtubule arrangement. They are nearly identical in structure. But to be more specific , where exactly do…