Biology Definition and 572 Threads

Does anyone know about the IB Diploma course? We're supposed to make a project or investigation and analyze the physics, chemistry and biology aspect of it... the theme of the project is 'Go Green' and it can be literal (do things involving green things, paint green stuff)... I'm confused of...

I have to write up a lab related to pepsin. I did an experiment in class but unfortunately it did not turn out how I wanted it to be and I did not collect my results properly. Maybe someone has done a pepsin experiment before and could help me out. This is what I thought of for my new...

Honors molecular biology homework help... please :) Hello, My daughter was given a honors project for Biology at her very small private high school (maybe 150 students total) It is on molecular biology (I think) She was given no workbook, no information, and no idea as to where to...

Hello, Here's a conceptual question: The wobble effect says that 1 tRNA can be used for more than 1 anticodon, as the nucleotide near the 5' position of the anticodon does not need to follow strict base pairing rules. The degeneracy of the genetic code refers to the fact that more than...

I'm currently majoring in biological sciences. Throughout high school I was not interested in engineering because of a misconception. Now that I looked into industrial engineering I feel that it strongly describes my interests and passions. Although I planned to go to med school, but now I'm not...

I found this site the other day on the topic of water in biology by Nature writer Philip Ball (who's also written a variety of non-fiction, including a well-regarded book about water a couple of years ago) where he highlights recent papers on the issue of water in biological systems about twice...

i'm really interested in doing theoretical biology stuff about theoretical evolution, sequence spaces, autocatalytic sets, stuart kauffman kind of stuff... this stuff is usually studied in physics programs rather than in biology despite the subject matter i took a more than usual...

A friend of mine is a new graduate with a bachelor's in biology. His ideal job is in evolutionary cell biology but he can really do any kind of biology. He's searched exhaustively for jobs with no luck. Anyone have any tips on places to look for bachelors level jobs in biology? He's willing...

I'm a freshman who's about to enter the U of MN Twin Cities Campus this fall. My college offers a UG degree in "Mathematical Biology" that really is drawing my attention. What sort of work would be done with this? How marketable is the degree? I'm planning on going to graduate school, by the...

While many in GD know me fairly well, I thought I'd make an introduction here, as next year I'll be taking AP Biology as a high school sophomore and know I'll be here A LOT.

Hey there, I was wondering what people's opinion/advice on my problem would be. I've just finished a BSc degree in Genetics in a uni in the UK; but I'm starting to think that yes, while I'd like to work in research science, it's not the Biological field but the Physics field that I'd...

I about to graduate in 1 year (I have just finished my Junior year). So what next? I'm unsure... For this discussion (consider that I am NOT going to medical school). By the time I graduate I will have a --say-- 3.5 or 3.4 GPA. Money is not important, but I would like Career that pays well...

Biology salaries - do you think they will spike at some point ? I've been curious about this for a while now. I get the feeling that one day, they certainly will.

Hello everyone, I'm in my 4th year of college as a Biological Science major with a minor in Mathematics and am ready to apply to a PhD program in Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics at my current institution. Overall, I have about 3.6 with a lot of basic sciences at a Community...

For a school project, I am going to visit a local summer program for abused children and am going to bring supplies for and guide them through several simple (elementary to middle school level) experiments and presentations. The one problem is, it is supposed to inspire these kids. I made a list...

My biology teacher has assigned us a post-AP project that must involve service to the community and science in some way. My group has decided to do a "science camp" over the summer with disadvantaged elementary and middle school children. We will attend summer programs for these kids and give...

Just a little bit of backround...I've recently finished my biology major but haven't graduated yet. About 3/4th the way through my bio major I started taking my physics prereqs. Instead of the general physics Bio major were only required to take I decided to take Engineering level physics. I...

"Systems biology" is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot, though it never seems to be completely clear what it actually means. Wikipedia defines it as: "Systems biology is a relatively new field that focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions in biological systems" What do you...

As the title states does anyone know if you can actually work as a marine biologist with a physics degree ? Or if there's some Masters degree that allows you to ? I am in my 2nd year of a Physics degree by the way.

Hi. I just finished medical school and I want to start studying computational biology (and maybe pursue a PhD at systems biology). I have a very good level of physiology knowledge but, as most medical students, I am not good at mathematics. So every time I start reading a book, I mess it up when...

Hello, I've been given this problem involving allelic frequencies and I used the Hardy Weinberg's Law as an attempt to solve it Homework Statement In a sample of 35 people, 19 have specific smell hypersensitvity to asparagus. Calculate the frequency of the allele in this sample given...

My background:I am 26 years old and I want to get a bachelors degree as a means to a better future and to enrich my knowledge. Since I am quite old, I am unsure as to whether I will pursue graduate studies, since I would like to eventually start a family and earn money but my attitude is to...

Hi guys, Some background : I'm in the early stages of my first semester of High School Biology and I'm already having some problems coming to terms with the basics. Our original teacher was in car accident over break so we're stuck with a sub, who's a spanish teacher and completely hopeless...

Hello, I wanted to look into certain strange claims about the interaction of laser light with DNA. But with a search engine alone it is hard for a biology layman like myself to tell if something is fraudulent or not. Is there a site where I can search the abstracts of biology papers? A...

I'm studying for a lab exam tomorrow and I just want to make sure of some things. One of the experiments was on the effect of inhibitors on enzyme activity. We were studying the reaction 2 H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) --> 2 H2O + O2. This reaction uses the enzyme peroxidase. Hydroxylamine...

I'm doing my biology coursework on the clarification of cloudy apple juice using pectinase and cellulase. I've found loads of useful information on pectinase and exactly how it clarifies the juice but absolutely nothing on cellulase so I'm a tad stuck.. I know that the microfibrils in the...

anyone got any tip before the test?? it will happen at march the 5th what is the best way to achieve my best grade possible?

[SOLVED] Biology Lab Abstract: Photosynthesis Homework Statement I am having trouble understanding how increased transmission is an indication to photosynthesis occurring. My teacher gave us the prediction for this lab: if photosynthesis is happening then transmittance goes up. I know...

Reading a biology textbook is obviously different than reading a math textbook. I tend to have to re-read the chapters in my biology text quite frequently. This is very time consuming considering that I am taking 23 credits this semester. So I was wondering if there are any techniques that one...

Hi everyone, I came back to get some feedback from everyone. I am close to the time when my university requires that I choose a certain Subject POST or degree as some know it for my future three years in undergrad. Now I always loved Molecular Biology/Biotechnology since they are very much the...

I seriously need all the help I can get because I don't understand these last two questions of this essay, I got everything else figured out and done except for the two at the bottom. Details; "A scientist designed the following experiment to test the limits of cell population growth. Cells...

everybody please contribute,if u know some good biology mnemonics r shortcuts r tricks of solving biology Q then please share wid all of us. thnx:smile:

This topic may or may not have already come up on this forum, but I just couldn't spot it. For those of you who have double majored in both Neuroscience as well as Biology (Or even either subject alone), What has your experience been in finding a decent job after your first four years, and what...

I'm now a senior in high school and realize it's a bit early to decide for sure but I'm trying to weigh (and know!) my options. I have always been interested in the sciences and for the last 4-5 years I've thought I wanted to be a physicist. I've realized that I'm also very interested in biology...

Hi, I want to analyze a system of ODEs arising in biology of the form: x'=a1*x*z y'=b1*x + b2*y z'=c1 + c2*z + c3*y*z with x,y,z state variables and a1,b1,b2,c1,c2,c3 constant parameters. The difference to a linear system of diffs eqs. is that two state variables are multiplied...

does that mean that we are just walking talking energy? theoretically. how does that apply to biology? the face that we were grown up to believe, which is that we are solid beings of bone, skin, muscle, cells, etc..., not completely true? is my hand just an well created illusion, and I am...

Hi all members, Please help me out!11 I have finished my 12th with biology,chemistry and physics as major subjects. I want to find out what all options do i have to choose further courses. Also where can i look for more info

I noticed that we have quite a number of users here on the forums who studied some topic or area in Biology. I was interested in getting some information from you guys as to what you recommend to students in university on how to approach. Did you have any specific study approaches when it came...

Homework Statement A shmoo is a hypothetical genetic organism. Suppose you learned that shmoos may have long, oval or round bodies and that matings of shmoos result in the following: long x oval produced 52 long and 48 oval long x round produced 99 oval oval x oval produced 24 long, 53...

1. A sex linked gene 'c' produces red-green color blindness in humans. A normal woman whose father is color-blind marries a color-blind man. What genotype(s) are/is possible for the mother of the color-blind man she has married? a. What are the chances that the first child from this...

Hello I'm thinking about creating an online group of undergrad biology/mathematics students to create projects in theoretical/mathematical biology (I'm not talking about statistics; stats are well established in biology). The fact is, there are so many opportunities to use mathematics in...

[SOLVED] biology question about plants This is from an online practice quiz: When you look at most plants you are observing the _________________ part of the life cycle. I've tried "adult", "vegatative". The textbook only lists stuff like "seed", "cone or flower", "fruit" for stages of a...

Hi i am in my last year of high skool. I'll be joinin college next yr in the usa. I was wonderin wat are the most developing and well paid fields in biology.

Advanced Molecular Biology - HELP NEEDED! I am currently enrolled in an advanced Molecular Biology course and we have been assigned the task of creating a novel (not yet proved or studied) hypothesis regarding something related to the course. Additionally, we are required to provide an...

This is a link to a comic page that changes daily. You want to look at the one for Wed Oct 3, 2007, which is when I'm posting this. http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/ The reason I put this up in Biology is because a lot of posts claiming something or another based on what was in the...

Please Help! Hello there, I need some advice: I'm studying biology and I took the two required physics courses but I didn't do well in them, Eventhough I love physics. It's all because I had a lot of stuff going on in the past year (when I took my two physics courses), so it was a bad...

I can't find the answer on the net..if anyone taken cell bio. Can you guys help me out :) 1. how does the structure of fucus differ from the green algae? 2. how is a holdfast different from a plant root? 3. consifering where fucus lives, what do you think is the function of its air...

I will try to follow the guidelines in the template but I may fall short as I copied and pasted this from another one of my threads on another forum. Apologies. I know I just joined but I'm in dire need of some homework help as I don't what to search on google and it's difficult to find...

Q. A recent study of the mouse-ear plant Arabidopsis thaliana found that 44.9% of the DNA nucleotides within genes are either C or G (cytosine or guanine), but those same two bases represent only 37.6% of the nucleotides in the regions between genes. Clearly explain why chromosomal regions that...

Hey guys, I don't know what I should do. I mean I love biology...but its just that I have tried those methods which are suppose to make memorization easier for you but it still is pretty hard(relating the word to your senses or memory). What do you guys think?