Uncategorized

1. What the last definition of pasteurization according to FDA (2005). 2. List 20 antimicrobials used in food manufacturing and specify the maximum allowance of each one in food. 3. What are bacteriocins, list 5 of them and provide examples of applications in foods. 4. List 5 natural antimicrobials used […]

We will spend a great deal of time in this course exploring the structure, function, and physiology of proteins, often ignoring the intricate, highly regulated processes of transcription and translation that produce them! The purpose of this problem set (probably a review for most of you) is to consider the […]

A biologist at the Cal Academy of Science calls you one day to consult about a strange occurrence. She tells you that a hammerhead shark in their aquarium recently became pregnant and gave birth. This was the only hammerhead shark in the tank, and in fact this shark had never […]

Question: Surface areas are important in biology because they constrain the rates of transfer of light, heat, water, gases, food, forces, etc. Discuss and contrast the location, orientation and size of at least two surface areas for two animals of contrasting lifestyles (i.e. at least two surface areas per animal). Give […]