THEMES

Themes 5: the relationship of structure and function
The structural levels from molecules to organisms ensure successful functioning in all living organisms and living systems.  the video discusses how nature adapts to its environment as need be, based on its needs and  wants.  if there is a problem in nature, living organisms will change itself and solve its problem naturally.  this video talks about learning the solutions and adaptations and incorporating them into everyday life and modern day problems.


Theme 8: Science, technology, and society
scientific research often leads to technological advances that can positive or negative impacts on society as a whole.  by biomimicry, which is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems, we can improve and make advancements in technology.  by learning from living organisms we can apply them to modern ideas and impact society as we know it.

abstract

this video explores different ways in which life's problems and conflicts can easily be solved by turning to nature.  Janine discusses techniques in which to helps innovators learn from models in order to design products, processes, and policies that create conditions conducive to life. she talks about the organization she is a part of Biomimicry Institute, a non-profit organization, whose mission is to naturalize biomimicry in the culture by promoting the transfer of ideas, designs, and strategies from biology to sustainable human systems design.  she proposes that instead of learning about nature, we should begin to learn from nature.biomimicry is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems. 

biomimicry- is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems. 
genomics- is a discipline in genetics concerning the study of the genomes of organisms. 
genome- s the entirety of an organism's hereditary information.
crystallization- is the process of formation of solid crystals precipitating  from a solution, melt or more rarely deposited directly from a gas. 
Matter- is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects consist.
Self-assembly- is a term used to describe processes in which a disordered system of pre-existing components forms an organized structure or pattern as a consequence of specific, local interactions among the components themselves, without external direction. 
precursor- is a compound that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

DNA and Genomics Project

     Janine M. Benyus, an American Natural Science writer who was born in 1958 in New Jersey.  Benyus graduated from Rutgers University with degrees in Natural Resources Managment and English Literature/Writing. In 1998, Benyus co-founded the , Biomimicry Guild, which helps innovators learn from models in order to design products, processes, and policies that create conditions conducive to life. She is the President of the Biomimicry Institute, a non-profit organization, whose mission is to naturalize biomimicry in the culture by promoting the transfer of ideas, designs, and strategies from biology to sustainable human systems design. Janine has received several awards including Rachel Carson Environmental Ethics Award, the Lud Browman Award for Science Writing, the Science Writing in Society Journalism Award, and the Barrows and Heinz Distinguished Lectureships.

Affirmations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_Benyus
                    http://provost.syr.edu/provost/Provost/lectures/2008-2009/Benyus.aspx
                    http://www.annonline.com/interviews/971218/
                   

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Gelatin is just a processed version of a structural protein called collagen that is found in many animals, including humans.Collagen actually makes up almost a third of all the protein in the human body. It is a big, fibrous molecule that makes skin, bones, and tendons both strong and somewhat elastic. As you get older, your body makes less collagen, and individual collagen fibers become crosslinked with each other. You might experience this as stiff joints or wrinkles.
i got this info from TLC cooking :)

trimester 1 reflection

this trimester i learned the difference between benign tumors and malignant tumors.  a benign tumor is an abnormal mass of essentialy normal cells. this can easily be removed by surgery.  benign tumors are not anywhere as severe as a  malignant tumor is.  a malignant tumor is a mass of cells as a result of cancer cells.  this is a very serious thing and cannot be removed by surgery.  there are two types of treatment, chemotherapy, where a patient is given antibiotics that disrupt cell divison.  another type of treatment is radiation therapy, this is where the cancer area is directly exposed to high radiation disrupting cell division.  cancer is a disease caused by disruption of mechanisms usually in charge of the cell cycle.
 what i found difficult is differentiating between the different types of bonds polar, hydrogen, ionic, covalent and the other ones. 

REFLECTIONS

I have learned this about the function of membrane.  The plasma membrane is the thin outer boundary of a cell that regulates the traffic of chemicals between the cell and its surroundings.  It has control of what substances can enter the cell and which can not.  The function of plasma membrane is to keep all of the contents of the eukaryotic cell inside of the cell. This function is made possible by proteins.  phospholipids make up the plasma membrane.  

What i have found difficult is all of the vocabulary needed to understand the concepts in this chapter.  when i read about how certain organelles and different parts of a cell interact in order to relate them together and fully comprehend any of these concepts i have to go back to my vocabulary list and refresh my memory.  memorization of all of the vocabulary is a major challenge for me.  

There are many ways in which energy is utilized with in an organism to do work.  Some actions in a cell require no energy to be expended, such as passive transport diffusion across a membrane requiring only the random motion of molecules.  Then theres active transport movement of molecules across a membrane requiring energy to be expended by the cell.