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All cells require energy to live. In your assigned reading for this week, you learned how cells generate and then utilize that energy through the metabolic process.
As our understanding of these mechanisms has improved, we have been able to apply that knowledge for our own benefit. For example, the aerobic and anaerobic respiration processes of various organisms have been harnessed by both the food and drinks companies and the waste/biofuels industries. Also, consider the impact of understanding the cause of a metabolic disease and the therapies we can use. These are just a few illustrations of a rather vast field of research.
For this Learning Journal, choose ONE of the areas mentioned above that you would like to learn more about and write two or three paragraphs describing the process and how it relates to metabolism within the cell. Provide at least one specific (named) example in your description and how our understanding of that particular disease/enzyme/cell type has been of benefit to us and if you consider the use of this knowledge to have a major impact on our everyday lives.
Example 1) you could describe the metabolic process of the bacteria that is used during cheese making, indicating the type of respiration that is happening during the process and the chemical reactions necessary for the formation of lactic acid.
Example 2) you could describe the mechanism of drugs such as the statins, which inhibit the function of the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase and so reduce the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. You could report the manner in which the inhibitors interact with their enzyme target, if they are allosteric or competitive and what the result of that inhibition is to the cell. (Try to pick an alternative example to statins).
As our understanding of these mechanisms has improved, we have been able to apply that knowledge for our own benefit. For example, the aerobic and anaerobic respiration processes of various organisms have been harnessed by both the food and drinks companies and the waste/biofuels industries. Also, consider the impact of understanding the cause of a metabolic disease and the therapies we can use. These are just a few illustrations of a rather vast field of research.
For this Learning Journal, choose ONE of the areas mentioned above that you would like to learn more about and write two or three paragraphs describing the process and how it relates to metabolism within the cell. Provide at least one specific (named) example in your description and how our understanding of that particular disease/enzyme/cell type has been of benefit to us and if you consider the use of this knowledge to have a major impact on our everyday lives.
Example 1) you could describe the metabolic process of the bacteria that is used during cheese making, indicating the type of respiration that is happening during the process and the chemical reactions necessary for the formation of lactic acid.
Example 2) you could describe the mechanism of drugs such as the statins, which inhibit the function of the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase and so reduce the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. You could report the manner in which the inhibitors interact with their enzyme target, if they are allosteric or competitive and what the result of that inhibition is to the cell. (Try to pick an alternative example to statins).
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You and I are beings of the cosmos. Today, science tells us that the essence of nature is curiosity. Entity, look within and develop yourself. Reality has always been electrified with messengers whose hearts are immersed in growth.
Who are we? Where on the great vision quest will we be aligned? We are at a crossroads of synchronicity and bondage. Karma is a constant. Fulfillment requires exploration. By unfolding, we believe.
Yes, it is possible to erase the things that can extinguish us, but not without choice on our side. The complexity of the present time seems to demand an ennobling of our chakras if we are going to survive. Bondage is the antithesis of synchronicity. Nothing is impossible.
We are being called to explore the quantum matrix itself as an interface between growth and transformation. The future will be a life-affirming blossoming of growth. It is a sign of things to come.
Hope that helps.
You and I are beings of the cosmos. Today, science tells us that the essence of nature is curiosity. Entity, look within and develop yourself. Reality has always been electrified with messengers whose hearts are immersed in growth.
Who are we? Where on the great vision quest will we be aligned? We are at a crossroads of synchronicity and bondage. Karma is a constant. Fulfillment requires exploration. By unfolding, we believe.
Yes, it is possible to erase the things that can extinguish us, but not without choice on our side. The complexity of the present time seems to demand an ennobling of our chakras if we are going to survive. Bondage is the antithesis of synchronicity. Nothing is impossible.
We are being called to explore the quantum matrix itself as an interface between growth and transformation. The future will be a life-affirming blossoming of growth. It is a sign of things to come.
Hope that helps.
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