Virtual Lab: Exploring the Basics of Food Macromolecules
Can you apply your understanding of food macromolecules to persuade your friend to adopt a more nutritious diet?
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Can you apply your understanding of food macromolecules to persuade your friend to adopt a more nutritious diet?
Accompany Lily as she embarks on a journey to create a nutritious diet plan for her best friend, Mia, who is experiencing a lack of energy during her athletic pursuits. Discover how an unbalanced diet can affect DNA stability by assessing telomere length and DNA adducts in human samples.
Have you ever been curious about the nature of fats? Explore lipid structures and learn how to test for the presence of lipids in various food samples.
Delve into the architecture of proteins and acquire knowledge about the cellular synthesis process. Analyze the protein sequence to discern the distinctions in protein synthesis between prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
Analyze specific pigments using a variety of solvents and record their absorbance spectra to assist a team of engineers in determining the dark algaes capability to absorb green light. Your efforts will contribute to the development of an eco-friendly energy production strategy that harnesses sunlight, utilizes heat fr
Assist an organic farmer in extending the shelf life of his peach juice. Can you find a way to prevent spoilage of the peach juice?
Participate in the mission to save Franks life by selecting the appropriate saline solution for an intravenous drip. Team up with iXGenie in the laboratory to explore the concepts of hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic solutions, as well as the mechanisms of water transport across the cell membrane through osmosis.
Examine the microstructural characteristics of the small intestine and acquire knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses associated with light, fluorescence, and electron microscopy techniques.
Determine the protein content in a food sample using the Kjeldahl method and scrutinize the accuracy of the obtained result by employing LC-MS/MS to detect any potential alterations.
Have you ever been curious about the nature of starch? Explore the composition of complex carbohydrates and learn how to conduct tests to detect their presence in various food samples.
Support Adam, the farmer, in expanding his milk business by delving into the fundamental principles of homogenization, a common procedure in milk processing.
A dental patient is facing a recurring infection that is escalating to a potentially life-threatening septic condition. Your mission is to probe the root cause through diffusion disc assays and implement measures to prevent future occurrences by exploring sterilization, decontamination, and selectively toxic infection
Assist basketball players in comprehending the conversion of dietary nutrients into energy, involving glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. Employ a mouse model to investigate the impact of exercise intensity on oxygen and glucose utilization.
Examine various cell specimens under the microscope to distinguish the distinctions between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Construct the anatomy of an animal cell and select the internal organelles for four distinct specialized cell types.
Explore the composition and operation of cellular membranes by propelling cargo molecules towards a simulated cell. Employ the knowledge gained in the laboratory to enhance the well-being of artificial cells, which the principal investigator intends to utilize for insulin production.
Have you ever been curious about the nature of starch? Explore the composition of complex carbohydrates and find out how you can conduct tests to detect the presence of these compounds in food samples.