Flyboyseven From Canada, joined Feb 2007, 903 posts, RR: 1 Posted (6 years 3 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 873 times:
DNA is the only known molecule in the universe that can replicate itself. In your body there are around 550 copies made every second. Each strand of DNA is unique to the person, plant or animal it belongs to.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid is my new favorite word. Just thought you should know.
As long as the number of take-offs equals the number of landings...you're doing fine.
FutureSDPDcop From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 1291 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (6 years 3 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 873 times:
MrChips From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 911 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 3 months 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 847 times:
Quoting Flyboyseven (Thread starter): DNA is the only known molecule in the universe that can replicate itself. In your body there are around 550 copies made every second. Each strand of DNA is unique to the person, plant or animal it belongs to.
DNA can't actually replicate itself - it requires a very complex system of enzymes to replicate.
707CMF From France, joined Mar 2002, 4885 posts, RR: 32 Reply 18, posted (6 years 3 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 795 times:
DNA... In French, we say ADN (Acid Desoxyribo Nucleique), whereas SNA stands for Dernieres Nouvelles d'Alsace (Elsac Latest News), a newspaper which I might buy tonight, as I'll be spending a few days there.
Zruda From Czech Republic, joined May 2006, 779 posts, RR: 31 Reply 21, posted (6 years 3 months 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 750 times:
My favourite long word is "enterohepatopulmonary migration". or "dostoprimyechatelnost" in russian lagnuage.
As for DNA, it actually doesnt have the ability to replicate itself, it needs a large complex of proteins for its replication, as well as RNA and other biopolymers. And theres one interesting group of proteins called prions (causing the CJD, BSE and other encephalopathies) where some of them are probably able to change other prions to their special shapem causing the disease.
All the DNA stuff, genetic coding issues and all the chemistry around is just amazing! I studied it a lot past few years and I must say I still dont understand how is it possible to work
Quoting MrChips (Reply 8): DNA can't actually replicate itself - it requires a very complex system of enzymes to replicate.
Tell me about it... that's the part of Biochem that I love(d). Unfortunately, it was over much too fast. One thing I found very interesting is that reverse transcriptases are just as vital to humans as they are to viruses.
Quoting Thepilot (Reply 19): what about acetylsalicylic acid? Asprin?
Boooooring!
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Vikkyvik From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 8228 posts, RR: 28 Reply 24, posted (6 years 3 months 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 698 times:
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25 Flyingbabydoc: Not true. RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) can actually be replicated and function as enzymes (which was thought only proteins could) thus being called Ribozym
26 Kieron747: Was that your Ph.D viva? Mine was 1.5 hours on 'phthalocyanines', now theres a word! Kieron747
27 Flyingbabydoc: No, that was just a part of what they called the "comprehensive examination" of the basic level to achieve the PhD "proficiency" and then be tested a
28 Scbriml: The most amazing thing about DNA is that in all it's variations, it is only composed of four nucleobases - Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Thymine. The
29 Queso: I stepped on a bug once and let a puppy lick the guts off my shoe.
30 IFEMaster: It is definitely an excellent expression to speak. My favourite words at the moment are, in no particular order: Globule Fisticuffs Floccinaucinihilip
31 WildcatYXU: Juggernaut was a terrorist who planted 6 bombs aboard of the Britannic cruise ship. Richard Harris, who was prior his involvement with Hogwarts schoo
33 Aloges: You know, "DEA" was also the name the Texaco filling stations in Germany got at some point, now they're Agip or BP stations... don't quite think the
37 Aloges: only for breakfast Speaking of that, has anyone ever found out how much of it went into the production of the movie "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles
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