(1a ) How much oxygen is required to support the aerobic biodegradation of the BOD5 material in a storm water + sewage overflow situation that involves a 24 h overflow of 2 500 gallons/hour into a receiving river? The overflow contained on average 80 mg BOD per liter. Please give […]

1. If the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) is low, what can the kidney do locally to restore homeostasis? 2. In glomerulonephritis, the normal filtration barrier is damaged and becomes far more permeable to plasma proteins, such as albumin along with other solutes. How would that affect glomerular filtration? 3. There […]

A biotech company Helix, has obtained tissue from normal mice and from mice that have especially engineered, highly active muscle cells. You are hired by the company to identify the genes (mRNA) that are differentially expressed in the normal versus the engineered mice. Explain in one page how you will […]

In a fictional situation a person is in an accident and can’t sense any auditory stimuli. This accident also destroyed primary visual cortex. Doctors believe that they can possibly rewire optic nerve to primary auditory cortex. Brainstorm a way for the patient to be able to detect visual stimuli using […]