1. Do you think the social and cultural environments of the 18th and 19th centuries helped or hindered the study of microbiology in particular and science in general?  Why?  2. Do you think that microbiology and science are influenced by today’s social and cultural environments? provide examples to support your […]

Q1. 1. Every time Spike went to a boxing match, he wanted to see a knockout. Finally his friend explained what happens when someone gets knocked out. What is the explanation? What may be the repercussions? 2. Explain how hypothalamus of the brain and the autonomic nervous system allow us […]

A written summary of the required reading assignments will be due on the assigned due dates in the course calendar. Each written assignment should be a minimum of 2 pages in length (typed, times new roman or equivalent font, double-spaced, with one inch margins on page) and should provide a […]

Glucosinolates are compounds produced by some species of plants and toxic to many insects. These compounds therefore provide a defense against those insects. Methylthioalkylmalate synthase (MAM) is an enzyme involved in the synthesis of glucosinolates. a) Explain how you could you use DNA sequence data to test whether this enzyme […]