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1. Including all of the relevant anatomical structures (and ending with the activation of the cranial nerve), explain how we sense spinning in a chair.  What happens whenthe chair is suddenly stopped? 2. Explain how different pitches of sound affect the basilar membrane and how this relates to the information […]

Hello, so this is a public version of the test that our professor gave out: You are trying to bio-engineer a virus to carry particular genes between human cells. The virus must not only be able to move between cells and copy-and-carry particular genes, but it also should have as […]

1. Do you think the concept of emergence is important in helping us to better understand how biological systems function? Why or whynot? 2. What is a model? Find an example of a model in the secondary literature that applies to a life science topic of interest to you? Write […]

Suppose a primer initiates the replication process in E. Coli and forms a 20bp (base pair) long stretch. Assume an error rate of 2/1000bp in primer that is taking place only in the lagging strand of DNA during replication. How many errors would you expect in the replication of 3800000bp […]