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Can the heat capacity of water be considered small or large? What is the biological significance of that characteristic? What are the main water properties that make water special for life?
Which kind of polarity do water-soluble and fat-soluble substances respectively have? What is the importance of water for enzymatic activity?
What are some examples of the control and informative function of organic molecules?
What are some examples of the energetic function of organic molecules? Discuss the biological functions of sialic acid in the different domains of life.
What are the chemical elements that form most of living biological matter? where would you find shallow soil?
What is the tertiary structure of a protein? What are the main types of tertiary structure? What is the quaternary structure of a protein?
What is the difference between the alpha-helix and the beta-sheet protein conformations? What are some factors that can lead to protein denaturation?
Is it expected that a change in the primary, in the secondary or in the tertiary structure of a protein will produce more functional consequences?
What are respectively some remarkable functions of myosin, CD4, albumin, keratin, immunoglobulin, reverse transcriptase, hemoglobin and insulin?
Describe the phenomena and origins of emotions and motivations. Describe the different types and origins of the different types of memory
Describe the phenomena and phases of sleep. Describe the endocrine control of the common circadian rhythms.
Describe the divisions and functions of the spinal nerves. Describe the axon tracts/columns of the spinal cord.
Describe the composition and function of the blood-brain barrier. Where is the blood-brain barrier leaky, and for what purpose?
Describe the origin, locations and functions of the cerebrospinal fluid. What is the difference between gray and white matter in the brain?
Silver amalgam fillings predominantly contain silver a known bactericidal agent and mercury which a known toxin and has bactericidal property. So how is it that the plaque bacteria survive near the
what are the limits of retroviral genetic delivery systems? Are they limited to adding additional gene sequences to a cell, or can they actually overwrite specified segments of DNA?
Can the colour of skin change with age? Can a dark skinned person become fair or vice versa? Can Melanocyte production vary?
Why do rodents' teeth continue to grow? Enamel formation and/or root formation continue throughout rodents' lives. What's the mechanism that causes this?
Why can't AIDS victims with low t-cell count just get blood transfusions till they have more t-cells? Why can't someone who's over a cold give blood to someone with a cold to cure them?
"How does the human liver regrow?", am curious as to why the liver is the only major organ that has this capability?
When I am "hungry", I need something to eat physically. But what about "appetite"? I think it is a psychological phenomenon. Is that correct?
In the beginning, Professor Yamanaka injected 24 types of genes into cells to figure out which genes turn a cell into ES cells.
If you were observing plant cells, bathed in a solution that is hypertonic to the interior of the cells, would you expect to see plant cells that are turgid, flaccid, or plasmolyzed?
As the CSF flows into the 4th ventricle, there's a small foramen in the lateral aspect, as well as an open space bounded by the medulla and cerebellum.