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Leslie Mendoza BSC 1005 BIOTECHNOLOGY Leslie Mendoza BSC 1005 BIOTECHNOLOGY What is biotechnology? Biotechnology is a term which is a blend of two individual terms Biology and Technology. As the name proposes "It is the get together of innovation in study of science". Biotechnology is the act of utilizing plants, creatures and small scale living beings, for example, microscopic organisms and in addition natural procedures.…

#4 PRUVIT KETO//OS Pruvit Keto//OS (Ketone Operating System) is the flagship product of multi-level-marketing company Pruvit. Pruvit Keto//OS was one of the first exogenous ketone supplements to be released, and remains highly popular, having sold 7 million servings in the past year. VALUE: As Pruvit is an MLM company, Pruvit Keto//OS is more expensive than most other ketone supplements. One bottle containing 60 servings costs $382 – that’s $6.40 per serving. Considering Pruvit’s serving…

Summary: The curd is a fermented food known all over the world. The fermentation process is conducted by adding bacteria to the milk. The unique nutritional value of the curd allows it to help in various ways. Apart from enhancing the taste of various foods, curd improves the digestion and provides strength to bones and teeth. Consumption of curd also lowers the cholesterol levels and reduces high blood pressure. The immunity of the body increases. And the external use helps in improving the…

monosaccharides, disaccharides, or polysaccharides, will fermentation by yeast occur the best? The independent variable is the variables the scientists can control, so the scientists decided to use certain sugars, such as dextrose, maltose, and lactose being the IVs (Independent variables). The scientist’s Dependent Variable (DV) is the outcome of the experiment, in this case the dependent variable is the circumference of the balloon in centimeters. The scientists control would be the same…

The Issue of GMO’s When you go out to eat, where do you go? Unless you go to Chipotle, then chances are that you are buying genetically modified food. Now, we don't always go out to eat, but the food at the grocery store is all organic, right? Wrong. In fact the vast majority of it is genetically modified. But is this a good thing? GMOs are designed to be easier to produce, larger, and more nutritious than other foods. Why are people concerned and do they have a good reason to be? These are…

1. What are proinsulin and insulin? How different is proinsulin from insulin? A: Insulin is a polypeptide hormone, protein, that is produced by the beta-cells of the pancreas. Proinsulin is a single peptide chain that is a precursor to insulin. It is produced by the beta-cells of the pancreas as well. The structure of proinsulin differs from insulin in that it contains a C-chain that forms a single peptide chain with other chains A and B. Insulin does not contain the C-chain and the A and B…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of protein-calorie malnutrition is the chronic deficiency of protein and connected with energy. Also, malnutrition is the under or over macro and micro nutrition deficiency in the body. The macronutrients are protein, fat, CHO and fat soluble vitamins. The micronutrients are the water soluble vitamins, minerals and water. This malnutrition can be affected from the not eating enough healthy diets and recognizing from the physical…

You might not know… The labeling of milk is misleading to consumers. People assume skim milk is basically fat free and 1% and 2% milks are close behind. But unfortunately to consumers, they couldn’t be more wrong. While the percentage of calories that come from fat in skim milk is only 5%, the other milks are nowhere near as low in calories from fat. 20% of the calories come from fat in 1% milk, 31% of the calories come from fat in 2% milk and 49% of calories come from fat in whole milk. The…

Bodyweight muscle builders need to take supplements just like any other bodybuilder. Your body really doesn't care, or even know, if your reserves of nutrients were used because you were lifting weights or doing decline push ups. If you are intensely working your body you need to take supplements. But you do not need the latest muscle building supplement guaranteed to pack on 30 pounds of muscle in the first month. No matter how good this sounds these types of supplements have only one purpose.…

Abstract Experiment 3-14 of the Microbiology: Laboratory Theory & Application lab manual was conducted to utilize the various morphological characteristics of organisms for the identification of unknown broth culture sample #26. Staining techniques including the gram stain and capsule stain were applied to initially describe the sample as a gram-positive staphylococci bacterium. Upon further examination and comparison with the gram-positive control, the microorganism was correctly described as…