Hormonal Control: Sweating, Vasodilation, and Vasoconstriction
The sympathetic nervous system can cause perspiration (sweating), widen blood vessels (vasodilation), and constrict blood…
AAMC Outline
Functions in Homeostasis and Osmoregulation
The skin helps with the homeostasis and osmoregulation of the human body. Homeostasis refers to…
Antigen-antibody recognition
Specific antibodies are formed that can recognize and bind the antibody to result in adaptive…
Analysis of metabolic control
Analysis of metabolic control can be done by changing some of the regulatory factors such…
Regulation of glycogen synthesis and breakdown
Allosteric regulation of glycogen synthesis and breakdown is done by regulation of enzymes glycogen synthase…
Kinetic Control versus Thermodynamic Control of a Reaction
The potential outcome of a reaction is usually influenced by two factors: the relative stability…
Evidence that DNA is Genetic Material
The Hershey-Chase experiment proved DNA is genetic material by using the isotopic marker ³²P, which…
Safety and ethics of DNA technology
Agencies and governments have been placed regulations in order to govern how biotechnology can be…
Practical applications of DNA technology: medical applications, human gene therapy, pharmaceuticals, forensic evidence, environmental cleanup, agriculture
Biotechnology is a rapidly developing field that has evolved techniques for improving fields such as…
Stem cells
Stem cells are unspecialized cells with the unique ability to develop into any type of…