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How can you help me with my personal statement?

People make so many mistakes in personal statements. Looking back at mine, I can pick holes in the one that I submitted 4 years ago. Having said that, I got at least as far as the interview stage at every me...
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(a) State four functions of proteins, giving a named example of each.

Proteins can function as 1. Biological Catalysts: enzymes that decrease the activation energy of a reaction and facilitate the progression of chemical reactions 2. Hormones: proteins can function as hormones...
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Explain how type 1 diabetes occurs

Type 1 diabetes occurs when the immune system to fails to identify a group of cells in the pancreas called the beta islet of Langerhans cells as 'self' cells. This means that they are recognised as 'foreign'...
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How do I solve simultaneous equations?

Let's use an example. x+y=6 2x+3y=14 Find the values of x and y. When I was kid back then, I was always wondering why are equations important? Well, for me, its because we want to be precise with our asnwers...
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Why at room temperature is H2O a liquid, but H2S is a gas?

This question is basically just asking you why water has a higher boiling point that H 2 S. So you need to ask yourself what is the factor which means water has a higher boiling point? If you remember back t...
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