Cell Essays

What is DNA? Where is it found? DNA is the basic building blocks of the genetic makeup, and is found in a variety of places in the body such as: blood cells, skin cells, tissues, muscles, bone, teeth, hair, and saliva. What is mitochondrial DNA? Mitochondrial DNA is a small …

Explain what free energy is and how it can be used to predict the energetic outcome of chemical reactions.Free energy is defined as the energy available to do work in any system. The free energy is denoted by the symbol G. G = H – TS* H: the energy contained …

A number of steps are required to isolate DNA from cellular contents. Describe what happens at each step, and why it acts to separate the parts of the cell. /6 There are three specific steps required to isolate DNA from its cellular contents. The steps used to remove and expose …

The “Miracle in Cell No. 7” is a story about a mentally challenged (with an intelligence of a child) father and his daughter. Her father gets wrongly accused because of the corrupt court and ends up getting in jail in cell no. 7 where he becomes friends with his cellmates. …

Step 1: How will you identify the “vital” cellular protein that the virus targets for degradation? (Hint: think proteomics). (3 pts.) First, since we know the viral RNA sequence and its targeting protein, we can investigate it in bioinformatics database, and can acquire some clues or hints about the target …

Cell membrane: The cell membrane surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell and its job is to protect the inside of a cell by only allowing certain substances into the cell and keeping other substances out. It also helps to support the cell and maintains its shape. Nucleus: This is the …

The primary focus of this lab was on microscopy and simple stains. Crystal violet and Carbol fuchsine, simple staining components, were used to stain the slide in order to see the different microbes in order to determine their cellular shape and identify unknown ones by comparing. Introduction Bacterial cells are …

1.0 Abstract This experiment’s ultimate goal is to find the water potential of the potato cell. This was achieved through placing potato cores in different concentrations of sucrose (0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8%, 1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0% and 4.0%) solution and to observe how much water was gained or lost through osmosis …

Abstract There are several types of stem cells being used in stem cell research and therapy today. They are embryonic, adult and induced pluripotent stem cells. Each will be discussed further. This topic has stirred much moral, ethical and political debate as whether cells from fetuses should be used in …

A. List the following parts of the microscope, AND Briefly describe the function of each part. A. Eyepiece – transmits and magnifies the image from the objective lens to the eye. B. Main tube – moves vertically for focusing C. Nosepiece– holds the objective lenses and rotates them. D. Objective …