Oct 6, 2021 · I‘ve read that 6 turns of the Calvin cycle are required to make 1 glucose molecule. But, 3CO 2 and 3RuBP are used in one cycle and 6 triose phosphate is produced. Only 5 triose …

Jan 5, 2026 · I'm comparing taxonomic databases to better understand species names. I've analyzed the list of species from the Catalogue of Life (COL), from Wikidata and from the Global Biodiversity …

Dec 7, 2023 · I don't know, but perhaps a better question is, "How do birds conserve water?" Their excrement is paste-like because it is both urine and fecal matter, and if you've ever owned fowl, you'll …

Dec 12, 2014 · Why is DNA made out of deoxyribose and RNA made of ribose? Why can't they both use ribose or deoxyribose? I think that the deoxyribose gives an advantage in storing genes, the job of …

Nov 4, 2023 · Please explain what you mean by “base code”. It is not a term that means anything to me as a molecular biologist. And then how such a thing (or apparently things are “in DNA”. I have …

Sep 3, 2025 · Apologies if this is off-topic, I couldn't think of a more relevant SE site to post this. Wikipedia has the following picture of a captive Kodiak bear in (presumably) a zoo in Germany. How …

Aug 29, 2022 · What is unclear to me is why HeLa cells are that particular? My understanding is that the permanent based on (supposedly) the telomerase mechanism exists in all cancer cells, as well as in …

Feb 21, 2021 · You've already basically got the idea of "genetically tractable": if we can readily modify an organism's genome using known techniques, then it's genetically tractable. That's a moving target, of …

Dec 20, 2018 · Blood cells do not die immediately because they still have some amount of nutrients in them that they can use until it finishes. They only die when they lose their source of nutrients after …

Apr 26, 2015 · I am a student of 10th grade, and I eagerly want to learn biology. What is the difference between respiration and breathing?