There are two main categories of mutation based on the type of cell that the genetic change occurs in. These alterations to a person’s DNA can be inherited or acquired after fertilization. Here is a summary of the difference between…
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DNA is nature’s finest fingerprint and can be used to identify individuals, to identify how individuals of a species are related to other individuals, and to identify how species are related to each other. WHAT IS DNA?DNA is found in…
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Carbohydrates get their name from the elements that compose their molecular structure, namely carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Complex carbohydrates generally consist of long chains of glucose molecules, unlike simple carbohydrates (commonly referred to as sugars) which are formed from only…
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Proteins are an essential building block of every cell and are ubiquitous throughout the cell. They are involved in almost every process in the cell, from forming structural components to catalyzing reactions to cell signalling and interactions. Proteins are made…
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Fatty acids may sound harmful and toxic to the human body but in all reality they are actually required to maintain healthy levels of liquid in blood. Fatty acids are produced when fats from food are broken down. Fatty acids…
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In the simplest sense, homoeopathic remedies are unscientific because there is no evidence from well designed, controlled clinical trials that homoeopathic remedies perform better than placebo. They cannot thus be regarded as evidence-based treatments. Moreover, homoeopathic remedies are unscientific because…
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Of all the chemical manifestations in the universe, amino acids are without question the most incredible stuff ever to have chemically evolved. But quite amazingly, amino acids are a totally natural occurrence and just about anywhere you find liquid water,…
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Cellulose is an organic compound essential to plants. Cellulose is a non-branched polysaccharide, meaning the compound is a linear, chemically bound chain of sugar molecules, more exactly beta-glucose, and a constitutional form of glucose. The chemical sum formula is (C6…
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Metabolism, the totality of all the chemical reactions that occur in an organism, is a complex tapestry of chemical change woven together by the action of enzymes. In organisms, chemical reactions require an initial input of energy called the energy…
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Enzymes are organic catalysts which are protein in nature. They are found in all living things and produced in all living cells. As catalysts, they speed up or reduce the rate of chemical reactions in the body without being used…
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