BIO374H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Bioprospecting, Hydroxylapatite, Osteoporosis
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Triploid (3n) is more common in the fish this is related to theory. Try to organize every concepts into theory, practice and research. Antibiotics have an effect on transcription and translation. Give one example of compounds of biomedical interest in the final exam. They allow the armor to be able to move efficiently (flexible) and to be tough at the same time. Table shows many more examples of medical compounds from aquatic organisms (just give one example) linking practice to research. Japanese pufferfish (fugu rubripes) produces a potent nerve cell toxin called tetrodotoxin (ttx: pufferfish liver is very toxic because of this. 10,000 times more lethal than cyanide: prized delicacy in japan, requires high skills to remove every toxins in the pufferfish, you also need a license. Linking practice and research - scientists use ttx to better understand how sodium channels help neurons produce electrical impulses (ttx inhibits movement)
