The chance for our class to share our midterms with each other was fascinating. Seeing the pieces of art that everyone chose and dissecting the meaning of each helped show the broader spectrum of science-based art. Many different scientific studies … Continue reading
This week’s class was very fun. I really enjoyed hearing all the presentations and see the different art pieces that everyone chose. I find it amazing that all of us picked different artworks and how different they all are from … Continue reading
This past class was extremely interesting because each person got the chance to reflect on their art pieces and tie the art concept to science. In particular, I found the art pieces tied to cancer research very interesting not only … Continue reading
This exercise was really interesting because it really made me think about all our work throughout the semester and actually see all of the work that I have put in and how I have approached each assignment. What I realized … Continue reading
(Unfortunately, my Macbook crashed and the hard drive has to be replaced, so I lost all my files and cannot record a video on this Chromebook that I’ve borrowed from the library because the functions are very limited. Instead, I … Continue reading
POEM For the poem about prions, I wanted to get one very basic message through. This message is that when structures become misshapen, they are less and less likely to work. This is because in anatomy and physiology of all … Continue reading
In high school, I always found it difficult to visualize chemical reactions. This past week, we were able to create proteins using very small models and for me, everything made complete sense. It was a great moment of realization and … Continue reading
In high school, I always found visualizing chemical reactions to be very difficul
Proteins exist in four different structures: the primary structure, which is the basic amino acid sequence; the secondary structure, which exhibits repeating patterns held together by hydrogen bonds; the tertiary structure, which demonstrates the complete shape of one protein molecule; … Continue reading
I thought this might be helpful as we begin our group work this month. The diagram brings to mind the second lecture we had with Professor Sommers Smith about hearing, music and the brain.