Throughout the previous modules you have gained information on the methods used to distinguish different bacteria from one another. This activity serves to reinforce the concepts associated with biochemical tests, help you learn the metabolic strategies associated with individual or groups of bacteria, and strengthen your understanding of basic morphological […]

Researchers recently investigated whether or not coffee prevented the development of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in laboratory mice. The mice used in this experiment have a mutation that makes them become diabetic. Read about this research study in this article published on the Science Daily web-site New Evidence That Drinking […]

Q1. Why can twins resulting from a single fertilized egg exchange blood or receive organ transplants from each other without rejection, whilst twins resulting from two fertilized eggs sometimes cannot? Q2. Discover the signs and symptoms associated with acute appendicitis. Why is this condition potentially dangerous to the patient? Q3. […]

You are hired as a senior research associate at a biotech company. Your first task is to identify differentially expressed genes in two strains of chimpanzee. You have a choice between 2D-differential gel electrophoresis and Nucleic Acid-Programmable Protein Array. Identify the method that you will use. Explain the underlying principle […]