Food being digested in the stomach is in a highly acidic environment. When the food is released from the stomach into the small intestine, why is the environment no longer acidic? a.Bile salts from the gallbladder neutralize the stomach acid.b.Enterokinase activates trypsinogen, thus neutralizing the stomach acid.c.Secretin increases the flow […]

1.The fish gill has filaments containing blood vessels, capillaries are in the lamellae. Usually the blood flows through the capillaries in the OPPOSITE direction as water flow. According to the diagram, if the blood flow is in THE SAME direction as the water flow the maximum oxygenation of the blood […]

Human Papilloma Virus. Read this review on how HPV controls the expression of its genes and explain to the class how HPV uses splicing and polyadenylation to regulate production of viral proteins. http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v11/n4/full/nrmicro2984.html Baculovirus Bacuolviruses are ubiquitously used in life sciences research to produce large quantities of recombinant proteins. Describe […]

Microbiology Homework 1) Choose one of the related areas of microbiology that you are interested in: – Food Microbiology– Water Microbiology– Industrial Microbiology– Agricultural Microbiology– Environmental Microbiology– Bioremediation– Marine Microbiology– Astrobiology 2) Now choose any microorganism with positive beneficial activity in this area and research it using credible academic sources. […]