Learning DNA transcription made me look into the ways computer science can be of use to biology. One such way was gene expression profiling. Gene expression profiling techniques, such as microarrays and RNA sequencing, generate large amounts of data related to transcriptional activity in cells or tissues. Computer science brings techniques such as data mining,…

Inorganic Phosphate and its Roles in Cellular Metabolism Phosphorus, the first chemical element to be identified, was discovered by Hennig Brand in 1669 while searching for the philosopher’s stone in urine. About a century later, Justus von Liebig later identified the importance of inorganic phosphate (Pi) for plant growth.[1] Today, we know that phosphorus, organically…

Since we are nearing the end of the semester my stress levels are pretty high, so I drew a cell consuming cortisol and my #1 soda, Dr. Pepper. Cortisol is the “stress hormone.” Its levels increase in response to stress and tells the body to use up more energy in order to cope.