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Firstly, let's try to understand what 'atherosclerosis' actually means. To do that, I would recommend understanding the origin of the word. As with most specific terms in biology, the name often explains ...

To identify the structural differences between these two molecules, its helpful to understand their roles in the building of a protein. (translation and transcription)Their roles give clues to the overall...

RNA polymerase scans the antisense DNA strand in the 3’ to 5’ direction, until it locates a promotor region. RNA polymerase then unwinds the DNA by breaking the hydrogen bonds between the complementary ba...

An enzyme is a protein that is a biological catalyst (meaning it speeds up the rate of a reaction). The most abundant enzyme on earth, Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco), is an enzy...

In the 50's scientists didn't agree about which molecule - proteins or DNA - carry the hereditary genetic information. This experiment was designed to answer this question. It was known that bacteriophage...