My friends and family say they are proud of me. I’ve won a narrow battle with depression; there is a plaque with my face on it hanging in front of the science department at my alma mater; I pay virtually no tuition to attend the top public school in the USA; my first choice of laboratory position was given to me my first semester at this renowned research school. People pat me on my back for these things, but they’re aiming for the wrong one. I’m standing on the shoulders of giants. Highschool-me didn’t act like he gave a damn about any sort of self improvement. My grades were nothing worth talking about, and I often avoided doing so. Looking back, I feel like I was intellectually stagnated for 4 years. Throughout those four years, I still harbored a love for science. I’d never been physically fit, so the thought of becoming empowered by another means was very enticing to me. Despite my shortcomings and lack of self discipline, I decided to pursue molecular biology. Honestly, the notion seemed pretty farcical to me. Regardless, I had to get letters of recommendation make an attempt to obtain the schooling I would need. Senior-year AP english began a transition of sorts. I never considered myself stupid, but my instructor, Mr. Heinz, had a brain I envied. His mind seemed to be clocked at 100% at all times. The speed and accuracy of his interpretations of literature and the world around him constantly astounded me. On top of this, he had a bombastic personality that
The protein molecules in many foods provide the amino acid building blocks required by our own cells to produce new proteins. To determine whether a sample contains protein, a reagent called Biuret solution is used. Biuret solution contains copper ions. However, the chemical state of the copper ions in Biuret solution causes them to form a chemical complex with the peptide bonds between amino acids (when present), changing the color of the solution. Biuret solution is normally blue, but changes to pink when short peptides are present and to violet when long polypeptides are present.
The purpose of the lab was to determine the ratio of air to acetylene results in complete combustion of acetylene gas. The balanced chemical equation for this experiment was C2H2(g) + O2(g) --> CO2(g)+ H2O(l). Complete combustion is the reaction of an element or compound with oxygen to produce the most common oxides and energy. Complete combustion occurs when the fuel and oxygen combine in exact proportions to completely burn the fuel, which leaves a clean test tube. Incomplete combustion is the reaction of an element or compound with oxygen to produce some oxides with less oxygen than the most common oxides. Incomplete combustion occurs when there is not enough oxygen to react
3. Experiment: Use the Gizmo to find the carrying capacity with Ample, Moderate, and Little land. List the carrying capacities below.
Typically an ionic bond occurs between one metal and one non-metal ion. One atom borrows one or more electrons from another atom. An ionic bond is a type of chemical bond that occurs when one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion, which then result in attraction.
My transition into high school was as easy as taking a breath. I had always found school quiet easy and I never had to put much effort into getting promising grades. Before high school I had my whole life figured out, or at least I thought I did. I had planned that I would attend a law school or major in English. After a while of being in high school I started to realize many things. My parents did not have the financial stability to send me to a law school, I was not as smart as all the other kids, little by little I began struggling with a negative mentality about myself and my future. I slowly let go of my dream of becoming a lawyer and decided to join the Health Careers Academy. Soon enough, I began to have a deep interest in the medical field but then again I continued to have the same question; how can I afford going to a medical school? I did not know much about college or what it took to get into college. I assumed I just had to have a pretty transcript and that was all it took. My self confidence began to lower as I saw how other students cruised through their high school years so effortlessly. I never wanted to ask for help because I did not want to seem “dumb”. I would bite my tongue and hold in all the unanswered questions I had. My junior year, I was having a very difficult time. I had a tight schedule which consisted of almost all AP or honors courses. I slowly began to give up because I did not believe that I could do it. I let my grades slip failing almost
What observations can you make regarding the gene pool and gene frequency of the surviving individuals?
2. What are the four file types that can be used to save a snip using the Windows Snipping Tool?
a. Change the 24th bead to a different color. What does the sentence say now (re-read the entire sentence)? Does the sentence still make sense?
What do the left and rights sides of the brain do? Which side of the brain does a police sketch artist use when creating a suspect sketch?
The proof (twice the % alcohol) starts at its maximum and goes down (as the alcohol evaporates). If we start with a high concentration of alcohol, we will get the azeotrope (95% alcohol, 5% water) for a while, then the concentration will decrease.
1. During gym class, four students decided to see if they could beat the norm of 45 sit‐ups in a minute. The first student did 64 sit‐ups, the second did 69, the third did 65, and the fourth did 67.
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1. When you are notified that a user’s workstation or system is acting strangely and log files indicate system compromise, what is the first thing you should do to the workstation or system and why?
groups. It was conducted to further the research in choice overload and paralysis of the mind.
Table 1 Concentration of protein, DNA, and ratio of the two in heart, kidney and liver of bos taurus. Average standard deviation of protein concentration is also shown.