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- Protein (17280 bytes)
1: ...wing coloured [[alpha helix|alpha helices]]. This protein was the first to have its structure solved by [[X...
2: ...s of [[amino acid]]s joined by [[peptide bond]]s. Proteins are essential to the structure and function of a...
3: ... transport of various [[ligand]]s. In nutrition, proteins serve as the source of [[amino acids]] for [[org...
5: Proteins are one of the classes of bio-[[macromolecules]]...
7: Most natural proteins are encoded by [[DNA]]. DNA is [[transcription ...
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- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1937 bytes)
1: ...n''' [[Order of Merit|OM]] ([[May 12]], [[1910]]–[[July 29]], [[1994]]) was a British [[scientis...
3: ...tKaihsuTai.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Order of Merit medal of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, displayed in the Ro...
7: ...in crystallography and in [[1976]] the [[Copley Medal]] from the [[Royal Society]]. In [[1965]] she w...
11: *Dodson, Guy, Jenny P. Glusker, and David Sayre (eds.). 1981. ''Structural Studies on Mo...
15: *Glusker, Jenny P. (''Protein Science'' 3: 2465-2469, 1994) - Botany (8977 bytes)
6: [[Image:Dandelion-with-dew.jpg|400px|thumb]]
13: ... '''why study plants'''? Plants are an utterly fundamental part of life on earth. They generate the [...
15: * Understand fundamental life processes
22: ...g|frame|left|300px|[[Gregor Mendel]] laid the foundations of genetics from his studies of plants.]]
24: ===Understand fundamental life processes=== - Gastrointestinal tract (16596 bytes)
39: ...of chemical processing takes place, especially on protein, by the enzymes present in the stomach. It then p...
67: ...luding the nature of the food (mainly its fat and protein content) and the degree of muscle action of the e...
69: ... into the colon, where they remain, usually for a day or two, until the feces are expelled by a bowel ...
75: ...y produce stomach acid and an enzyme that digests protein. One of the unsolved puzzles of the digestive sys...
77: ... enzymes to break down the carbohydrate, fat, and protein in food. Other enzymes that are active in the pro... - Immune system (14564 bytes)
3: ...ften divided into the two sections of innate and adaptive immunity, the former encompassing unchanging...
6: ...ence. Therefore, the bacterium's DNA will not be damaged by the first enzyme because of the presence ...
15: ...[[major histocompatibility complex]] (MHC). These proteins have configurations and [[amino acid]] sequences...
18: ...ot change during the lifetime of the organism. ''Adaptive immunity'', in which the response to pathoge...
20: ...s and all [[mammal]]s have both an innate and an adaptive immune system. - Brain (22060 bytes)
14: ... brain, is another major cause of death and brain damage.
34: ...y-controlled biological "ratbot" that could go in dangerous places.
41: ...es of brains allow for the study of anatomy and [[protein]] expression patterns but can only be done after ...
77: Regions identified in [[chordate]] brains include:
98: *****[[caudate nucleus]] - Pulmonary alveolus (8193 bytes)
54: ...mbrane conductance regulator, a [[transmembrane]] protein responsible for the transport of chloride ions. T... - Eye (21834 bytes)
1: ... but detect whether the surroundings are light or dark. More complex eyes are used to provide the [[s...
15: ...lls. They can distinguish between light and dark (day and night), but no more. This enables snails to ...
24: ...tering the eye. Too much light being let in could damage the retina, too little light would be blindin...
31: ...e eye does not. The choroid gives the inner eye a dark colour, which prevents disruptive reflections w...
65: ...l acuity]] (a measure of detail). This is why the darker conditions become, the less colour objects se... - Kidney (12846 bytes)
9: ...s slightly lower than the left in order to accommodate the [[liver]].
28: #a proteinaceous layer of basement membrane
33: ...rson's blood pass through the kidneys 350 times a day at the rate of 1.2 litres per minute, producing ...
93: ...s a toxic condition characterized by abnormal and dangerously high levels of urea, creatinine, various...
95: ...us]] has been damaged so that a large amount of [[protein]] in the blood enters the [[urine]]. Other frequ... - Liver (11441 bytes)
1: ...detoxification, [[glycogen]] storage and [[plasma protein]] synthesis. It also produces [[bile]], which is ...
18: ...obes between the right and left. These are the caudate lobe (the more [[superior]]), and below this th...
20: ...rse fissure (or ''porta hepatis'') divides the caudate from the quadrate lobe, and the right sagittal ...
23: ...ided into a total of eight segments based on secondary and tertiary branching of the blood supply. Th...
29: |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| Caudate - Thyroid (5421 bytes)
3: ... of C5 and T1 vertebral bodies, just below the [[Adam's apple]], near the thyroid [[cartilage]] over t...
14: ...ide the follicles is a colloid which is rich in a protein called [[thyroglobulin]]. It serves as a reservoi... - Parathyroid gland (1913 bytes)
9: Parathyroid hormone is a small [[protein]] that takes part in the control of [[calcium]] a... - Adrenal gland (7544 bytes)
13: ...to [[stressor]]s such as [[exercise]] or imminent danger, medullary cells release catecholamines into ...
18: ...aldosterone]] and [[cortisol]]. It is also a secondary site of [[androgen]] synthesis.
26: ...ndrial membrane by Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (StAR), where it is converted into [[pregnenolone...
54: ...rowth]], and aid in the development of the [[secondary sexual characteristics]]. - Connective tissue (1646 bytes)
4: ...ns and epithelia in place, and has a variety of [[protein]]aceous fibers, including [[collagen]] and [[elas...
14: * [[Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome]] - a genetic disease causing progre... - Epithelium (4397 bytes)
15: * '''Cuboidal''': As the name suggests, these cells have a sha...
25: ...ication''': Cells contain keratin (a cytoskeletal protein). This process occurs mainly in skin, since it pr...
34: * '''Simple cuboidal''': Found in thyroid follicles
35: * '''Stratified Cuboidal''': Exclusively found in sweat gland ducts - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
2: ... where it wraps around [[histone]]s (structural [[protein]]s, Fig. 1), and where this composite material is...
12: ...onsists of DNA that is active, e.g., expressed as protein.
19: ...rotubules pull the chromatids apart, so that each daughter cell inherits one set of chromatids. Once t...
191: ...some 4. It is characterized by severe growth retardation and mental defect.
192: ...asymmetrical skull, slanting eyes and mental retardation. - Silk (8683 bytes)
2: '''Silk''' is a natural protein [[fiber]] that can be [[weaving|woven]] into [[te...
25: ... made of it outlast those made of ordinary silk — commonly lasting fifty years or more.
27: ... and is, therefore, more comfortable to wear. Nowadays, it is mainly sought after for the highest-qual... - Process (6114 bytes)
11: ...e [[information processing]] of a [[stream]] of [[data]].
12: *[[Protein biosynthesis]]
33: ...gram]], and represents an action performed on the data.
45: ...r on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases, Budapest, Hungary, June 1993.</td> - Legume (2428 bytes)
12: ...ve through nitrogen-fixation symbiosis. This high protein content makes them desirable crops in [[agricultu... - Feather (5296 bytes)
2: ...es]] from all other living groups. Other [[Theropoda]] also had feathers (see [[Feathered dinosaurs]])...
5: ... is sometimes used as [[camouflage]] against [[predator]]s and sometimes as a means of visual communic...
17: ...er 2002): 261-95). Experiments show that the same protein (when missing before birth) that causes bird feet...
22: ... experts. ''Dilong'' is a tyrannosauroid which predates ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex]]'' by 60 to 70 million ...
25: ...been put to use as [[sexual aid]]s; see [[feather dancing]]. Colorful feathers such as those belonging... - Hippopotamus (6778 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Hippopotamidae]]}}
12: ...hibius | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: ...s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Hippopotamidae]].
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