T h e P e l i c a n P a r l o r - Fall 2008 - Internship

Meiosis videos

robgosselin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:49:53 +0000

Finally, here is the meiosis video series divided into 2 videos. Uploading these videos nearly destroyed my sanity.

Meiosis (video 1):

Meiosis (video 2):

Mitosis video

robgosselin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:32:39 +0000

After much pain, I’ve managed to get this video on the internet…

Transcription, Translation & DNA game!

robgosselin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:25:06 +0000

Transcription video: link

Translation video: link

DNA – The Double Helix Game

Heart Donation and Transplant videos

robgosselin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:41:45 +0000

A heart beating outside the body:

A 30 second (sped up hardcore) heart transplant:

IMPORTANT: about Monday's "quiz"

robgosselin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:55:22 +0000

While I called this a quiz, you should think of it like a TEST, because it will be very much the same format and won’t be something you can just sail through. I realized that I could write it in 15 minutes, and since I’m obviously familiar with the material already, I think it will probably take you 20-25 minutes to write it. So study hard!

Blood Type TYPO!

robgosselin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:09:44 +0000

I fixed a typo in the blood type notes, so make sure you download the newest version (Oct. 4). “A-protein” is the same thing as “Antigen A” and “B-protein” is the same thing as “Antigen B”.

Respiration Video

robgosselin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:32:42 +0000

Here is the respiration video that we watched in class

My Frostbite Story

robgosselin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:07:28 +0000

Hey all, I told you about my “Over-Ambitious Winter Expedition” with my brother, Steve, where I got second degree frostbite. You can read the whole story at his website: http://www.steveamie.com/pages/blogs/blog.php?blog=Winter2008#0

Subunits Question

robgosselin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:29:16 +0000

hey all, some of you were wondering what the different subunits were for proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. PLATO might have been a bit confusing on this point, so here are the answers:

The subunits of proteins are amino acids (so that means that proteins are made up of amino acids). You might have notes from PLATO about amino groups and carboxyl groups… don’t worry about these. They are what amino acids consist of, so they are like sub-subunits of proteins if that makes any sense.

The subunits of carbohydrates are monosaccharides, so again this just means that carbohydrates are made up of monosaccharides.

Then for lipids, there are two subunits: a glycerol backbone, and fatty acids.

Good luck studying!

Science News: The Spore is Unleashed

robgosselin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:59:34 +0000

A new video/computer game is just coming out called “Spore”. According to wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spore_(game)>: ”It allows a player to control the evolution of a species from its beginnings as a unicellular organism, through development as an intelligent and social creature, to interstellar exploration as a spacefaring culture. It has drawn wide attention for its massive scope, and its use of open-ended gameplay and procedural generation.It allows a player to control the evolution of a species from its beginnings as a unicellular organism, through development as an intelligent and social creature, to interstellar exploration as a spacefaring culture. It has drawn wide attention for its massive scope, and its use of open-ended gameplay and procedural generation.”