Certain patients have a genetic disorder affecting a protein that provides support to the mitochondria of all the cells in the body. Yet the patients die of heart attacks. One explanation for why the heart, in particular is targeted might be; a. The loss of mitochondrial function in other tissues […]

Question: The chloroplast genome of most photosynthetic eukaryotes is roughly 5% the size of the genome of the cyanobacterium from which it is thought to have been derived. In comparison, the genome of a photosynthetic amoeba chloroplast from P.chromatophora is roughly 30%-50% the size of the cyanobacterium from which it is […]

1. In the decay series there are six radioisotopes that decay by alpha emission, including Th-232 itself, and four radioisotopes that decay by beta emission. The final product of this series is a stable isotope. What is the symbol for this stable isotope, written in this format? 2. If an object […]

The World Health Organization has released the following update on the outbreak of SARS. Read the following WHO Update and the information presented from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and prepare a characterization of the disease based on the characteristics of infectious diseases and viruses presented. Identify the characteristics […]