In the first part, an overview of polyketides and polyketide biosynthesis is presented. A rationale for investigating...

In the final part, the enzymology of the erythromycin polyketide synthase is discussed.

In the second part, the contributions of genetics and molecular biology on investigations into erythromycin...

This cool science experiment illustrates the conversion of bond energy to heat energy and Light Energy. It is also a...

Bacteria, primitive single-celled organisms, communicate with chemical languages that allow them to synchronize their...

science experiment using air pressure to crush a pop can

science experiment with acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda and vinegar) giving off carbon dioxide among...

Helicobacter pylori lives in the human stomach. It causes gastritis, ulcer disease and even gastric cancer. Some H....

Ninety percent of the cells humans carry are microbes. Only a few of the bacteria we encounter are pathogenic and can...

The neural crest (NC) is a transitory structure of the Vertebrate embryo. It forms when the neural tube closes...

Once it was thought that aging was just a random and haphazard process. Instead, the rate of aging turns out to be...

Modern cell and developmental biology has a lot to contribute to our understanding of the deep history of animal...

Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania are closely related intracellular protozoan parasites that cause serious diseases...

This seminar describes the cell and molecular biology of plant virus infection. The first lecture will discuss how...