Mohamed Abbas, a science teacher at Senioritis.io

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Viruses: Their Structure, Replication, and Impact on Health

Virus simple structure made of a protein coat, genetic material, and protein spikes; (non-living) no cell membrane and can’t reproduce without a host A virus is a...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Genetic Material: The Basis of Life and the Key to Modern Science

Genetic Material DNA or RNA Genetic material refers to the material in an organism’s cells that contains biological information about its traits, characteristics, and development. The genetic...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Exploring the Importance of Capsid: Structural Integrity and Infectivity of Viruses

Capsid The protein coat that surrounds and protects a virus Capsid is the protein shell that surrounds the genetic material, either DNA or RNA, of a virus...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Exploring Lytic Infection: How Viruses Destroy Host Cells and Cause Illnesses

Lytic Infection viral infection that rapidly reproduces and causes a cell to burst; fast to spread more viruses A lytic infection is a type of viral infection...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Lysogenic Infection: How Viruses Remain Dormant in Host Cells and Trigger Disease.

Lysogenic Infection viral infection in which viral genetic material integrates into host cell DNA and remains DORMANT until triggered to enter the lytic cycle. A lysogenic infection...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Vaccines: Types, Importance, and Safety

Vaccines Exposure to a weakened or dead viruses to help our bodies build immunity toward diseases. PREVENTS viral infections. 1. What is a vaccine? A vaccine is...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Chemistry

Proline and Glycine: Impact of Amino Acid Conformation on Protein Structure and Stability

In a protein, the most conformationally restricted amino acid is ______; the least conformationally restricted is ______. Pro, Gly The most conformationally restricted amino acid in a...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Chemistry

Purifying Protein 1: Achieving Protein Separation via Ion Exchange Chromatography.

Of the fractionation methods discussed in lectures, what one fractionation procedure could be used to purify protein 1 from a mixture of three proteins whose amino acid...