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Thursday, September 04, 2008
Why Is ATP an Important Energy Currency in Biochemistry?
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For many years the answer to this question seemd obvious. As described by Fritz Lipmann, ATP has "high energy" bonds. When these b...
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The Demise of the Squiggle
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Fritz Lipmann is often credited with discovering ATP but that's not correct. He won his Nobel Prize for discovering Coenzyme A [ The Nob...
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Tangled Bank #113
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The latest issue of Tangled Bank has been published on En Tequila Es Verdad [ The Tangled Bank #113: A Labor Day Carol ]. Blogging acros...
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Good Science Writers: Albert Lehninger
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Albert Lehninger (1917 - 1986) was a biochemist whose main research interest was the production of energy by mitochondria. His second book...
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ATP Is a Coenzyme
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ATP (adenosine 5′-triphosphate) is the main energy currency in living cells. It undergoes a type of reaction called hydrolysis where one ...
Nobel Laureate: Hans von Euler-Chelpin
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1929. "for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes" Hans Karl Au...
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Evolution in Ontario Schools
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The United Church Observer comments on the deficiencies of Canada's education system when it comes to teaching evolution Where's ...
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
University of Toronto Secular Alliance
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Please consider joining the University of Toronto Secular Alliance. Visit the University of Toronto Secular Alliance (UTSA) website for m...
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Spore and Evolution
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Spore is a computer game that let's you "evolve" organisms beginning with a simple cell and moving "upwards" to c...
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Comment Policy on Sandwalk
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I think it's time to re-state my policy on comments. I don't like censorship. That's why my policy is close to the one mocking...
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Alternating Generations
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Check out When Ferns Don't Look Like Ferns by Christopher Taylor on Catalogue of Organisms . The concept of alternating generations i...
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Monday, September 01, 2008
Genes and Geography
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Your DNA tells you who you are related to. This has led to projects that can trace your ancestors. Your DNA can also tell you where you...
Monday's Molecule #86
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In honor of all those students who are returning to college this week's molecule is another simple one that should be familiar to ever...
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What the Heck?
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Coturnix posted a video on A Blog Around the Clock . His posting, entitled Just replace '9/11' with 'POW'... , was critica...
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Why Is Canada in Afghanistan?
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The Toronto Star asked this question a few days ago. Here's the entire article from Our Man in Afghanistan . I've chosen to accom...
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