Figure 1: This figure illustrates the interaction between an enzyme, a substrate, and a cofactor. The enzyme is glucosidase, which catalyzes the breakdown of its substrate maltose to glucose. This reaction is facilitated by the cofactor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). This cofactor is derived from vitamin B3.3 The images above (of NAD+ and glucosidase) have …
Figure 1: Insect microbiomes offer a promising source for the discovery of antimicrobial compounds. Depicted is a leaf-cutter ant coated in a white sheen made up of bacteria of the genus Pseudonocardia. The bacteria protect the fungus consumed by the ants from parasitic invasion, and the chemical compounds they secrete to impede parasitic growth hold …
Figure 1: fMRI is used to display differences in basal ganglia activation between individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and control subjects—precisely the type of analysis that will be more difficult to accurately perform in light of newfound limitations to fMRI reliability. 1 The term “fMRI” has over two hundred thousand mentions in PubMed. From surgical …
Figure 1: In the image above, one can see a medieval dentist extracting a large tooth from his patient, depicted by the swirl of black flowing across the upper middle of the drawing. In fact, medicine has existed in some form or another for millennia, with each generation using the tools of the times to …
Anyone can easily acknowledge the severity of major problems in today’s society, but only a fraction of people dedicate time and effort to formulating a plausible solution. Especially given the current pandemic, it is evident that biotechnology needs to be improved to provide quicker responses to infectious diseases that threaten society. Another example would be the media often reporting that the Earth’s average temperature is rising and needs to be controlled to ensure livable conditions for future generations but attempting to solve such complex problems realistically takes time, people, and a lot of money.
Figure 1: The sheer amount of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is easily visible in satellite images, like the one shown above. Areas that are yellowed/light green are areas that previously were covered by dark green forest. Image Citation: Wikimedia Commons The environmental problems the world is facing don’t bring questions limited to the science …
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