Sodium: Sodium is essential to all living beings Basic functions: Sodium has 3 main functions: it helps in the absorption of glucose and some amino acids in the small intestine‚ it is required for normal muscle and nerve function‚ and it aids in water balance. Glucose generated by digestion of starch or lactose is absorbed in the small intestine only by cotransport with sodium‚ a fact that has exceptionally important implications in medicine. Glucose and galactose are taken into the enterocyte by
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We are all made of corn. Take a strand of your hair. A recent study proved that if you are like the average American consumer today‚ your hair is 69% made of corn carbon. This is in contrast to the 5% of corn carbon that is in the hair of Europeans. Americans use more corn in their diet than anyone else‚ and the corn content of the American diet is partially responsible for our country’s widespread obesity and the prevalence of diabetes. America’s over-production of corn has serious consequences
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Protein is important! 1Protein is important because its an essential nutrient found in animal products‚ nuts‚ and beans. The name protein name comes from the Greek word protos‚ which means “first.” Your body uses proteins in your diet to build new cells‚ maintain tissues‚ and synthesize new proteins that make it possible for you to perform basic bodily functions. To visualize a molecule of protein‚ close your eyes and see a very long chain‚ rather like a chain of sausage links. The links in the
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Laboratory Exercise #3 Measuring Protein in Solution Abstract The purpose of this lab was to learn about the Biuret assay reaction to determine if it can detect proteins and amino acids; also‚ to understand the process of “salting out” proteins and how to determine the amount of protein in a solution. In order to do so‚ egg white and ammonium sulfate were mixed on ice and then put into the centrifuge. After PBS was added‚ the amount of protein could then be determined. After that‚ 14 test tubes
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state level laws that supposedly regulate them‚ many people that are different than them. Many of these crimes come in different forms such as hate speech‚ mentally torturing‚ physically abusing‚ and even murdering. Aaron Day‚ one of the most influential writer for LGBT community‚ defines clearly‚ “laws in Russia”- shows how the government and some people in Russia treats homosexuals horribly. According to Aaron Day’s article on “The 25 most shocking anti-gay stories from Russia so far‚” gay club in Central
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In this lab we employed various assays utilizing a biuret reagent‚ coomassie brilliant blue reagent‚ and ultraviolet light in order to determine the identity of six unknown solutions and the concentration of a bovine serum albumin sample. We were given three samples that lacked protein‚ and three samples containing proteins‚ and using a spectrophotometer we assessed the amount of light absorbed versus the light transmitted‚ based on the principles of the Beer-Lambert Law. The three proteins used
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Everyone on this planet deserves to have food security and not scarcity; in fact‚ a solution already exists in genetically modified foods. Genetically modified foods are adjusted to have more desirable properties by methods such as extracting DNA from one creature and inserting it into a food to give a certain characteristic. Despite the obvious benefit that this can provide‚ many Americans incorrectly believe that there is some need to regulate such foods. Despite those opinions‚ the United States
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perform dedicated functions. All eukaryotic cells have the following organelles: Nucleus‚ Ribosomes‚ Lysosomes‚ Cytoplasm‚ Nucleolus‚ Cell Membrane‚ Mitochondria‚ Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) and Golgi Body. Insulin is a protein compound made up of more than one chain of amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and it is these that determine the structure and function of proteins. Insulin is made within the pancreas where there are clusters of specialised cells called the islets of
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form of cells for many millions of years until the eukaryote cell evolved from the prokaryote cell‚ which created life. Prokaryote cells are organisms made up of cells which lack a cell nucleus or any membrane encased organelles‚ which means the DNA in prokaryotes is not bound with a nucleus. In the eukaryotes‚ DNA is organized into chromosomes‚ which is surrounded by a membrane. According to Dr Lynn Margulis (2005)‚ she states that the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts which are organelles of
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The introduction briefly talks about the hindbrain‚ its location‚ structure and highlights its main functions. It also talks about how the hindbrain is divided. The next topic is about Structure and Function. It first starts with the functions of the hind brain and then mentions each and every function of the brainstem‚ that it‚ the medulla‚ pons and the cerebellum. It also mentions the functions of the cranial nerves. The next section is on Injury and Disorder. Here it is mentioned‚ as a list‚
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