Assignment Part 1. Google “Transforming a Clinician Into an Investigator”. Click on the top Medscape.org hit. Watch the FDA panel discussion and answer the questions below in your own words, together with your thoughts on the topic discussed. The video maybe slow to load, and you may have to create […]

K+ leak channels are found in the plasma membrane. These channels open and close in an unregulated, random fashion. What do they accomplish in a resting cell?Answer:They set the K+ concentration gradient to zero.They set the membrane potential to zero.They disrupt the resting membrane potential.They keep the electrochemical gradient for […]

Discuss the term biosphere and its relationship to the ecosystems that comprise it. Address the following in your response: What does the term biosphere mean? How do the various ecosystems on Earth contribute to the biosphere as a whole? Can the Earth itself be considered a biosphere? Why or why […]

Select a specific pathogen (Genus species) that you have covered either in your reading to this point in the course or one that will be covered in later sessions. A pathogen is defined as any infectious microbial agent such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease or illness […]