Almost Human with OSUZ504

A Bode diagram is a graphical representation of the frequency response of a linear time-invariant system. It consists of two plots: Magnitude plot : Shows the amplitude (or gain) of the system as a function of frequency (on a logarithmic scale). Phase plot : Shows the phase shift of the system as a function of frequency (on a logarithmic scale). While traditionally associated with control systems...

Exciting things are afoot! Today we start the first class of the new Bioengineering 101 class (with labs!) that will include fungal and bacterial culturing, CRIsPR 9 gene selection and all manner of interesting things. 

Environmental Organic Chemistry continued - chapter 12. I am interested in this for PFAS sequestration application for a project at work that I'm experimenting with so I wanted to brush up on some sorbing details. [joke alert. I made a chemistry pun. go team.]

Schwarzenbach et. al Environmental Organic Chemistry Very good review of processes, systems, compartments, media and some basic governing equations. I skipped the math bits (mostly) because they are annoying to read but did try and do a verbal walk through of the equations' salient uses. A good review of modeling was also included in the next chapter, but we'll skip that (math/graph heavy) and foc...

Chapter 4 review, Schwarzenbach's Environmental Organic Chemistry. 

Schwarzenbach et. al Chapter 3: Environmental Organic Chemistry . 

Nice guys finish last. Except when they don’t. Phaistos is a good person, a kind person and he just can’t get over his no-good, immature, loser of a cosmic crush. It’s the story of what happens when love doesn’t work out the way it’s supposed to and the sweet success of gay toxicity.

Introduction to Plant Physiology, 4th ed. Chapter 8. Calvin cycle, enzyme function, chloroplast function, Rubisco preferential binding.

An Introduction to Genetic Engineering, Chapters 4-5. Plasmids, restriction enzymes, gene manipulation techniques, mode of action, type II restriction enzymes, DNA modifying enzymes, selecting viable hosts and vectors.

Introduction to Genetic Engineering, chapter 3. Electrophoresis, DNA/RNA isolation, gene sequencing, cellular preparation, biochemical considerations.

Buddha Translation: Thomas Byrom, 1976

Plant Physiology, chapter 7. Photosynthetic biochemical processes review: protein structures, organs, efficiency. Understanding of evolutionary basis for oxygenic and anoxygenic photophosporylization.

Introduction to Plant Physiology, 4th Ed. William G. Hopkins and Nathan P.A. Huner A basic description of the role of light in developing biochemical processes and triggering plant morphology and nutrient uptake.

An Introduction to Genetic Engineering, 3rd ed. Desmond S. T. Nicholl Cellular structure, Central Dogma, functions of DNA/RNA, living system organization, organization of genes and genomes, processes involved in gene expression and regulation.

Bioindication, phytoremediation, biophilicity, translocation v. bioaccumulation. Factors for selection in remediation projects.

Buddhism, evolutionary biology, quantum field theory. A little string theory, just because I can. We're trying something a little new. We'll see how it goes.

Giant Reed. Good for salt, good for metals. Good for industrial uses. Go Giant Reed.

All done. Happy ending. Author's perspectives and review of the work.

Meet Chiyoko. Chiyoko has problems. Lots of problems. And a strong hunger for power. I'm sure it will go well for everyone.

Hunters. Self-actualization. Healing. Stuff happens.

Meet Kas. Kas has problems. Lots of problems. Meet Hoshi. Hoshi also has lots of problems. Behold a series of poor choices culminating in murder and mayhem. 

This week, we are looking at the mechanisms for bacterial metabolisms, the rise of an oxygen atmosphere, and the importance of photosynthesis in developing an understanding of life. I get all excited about a ‘second generation’ of alien life on earth and present a good reason why there was a couple billion years difference between cyanobacteria arising on earth and the actual development of a high...

Human colonization. The "Great Filter." The application of human standards of civilization, intelligence, and evolutionary theory to a whole universe. Survivability of the most insane. 

Life forms. Life biochemistry. Life commonalities.

Fluid statics. Determine pressure at various locations in a fluid at rest. Explain concepts of manometers and apply appropriate equations. Calculate hydrostatic pressure force on a plane or curved surface. Calculate buoyant force and determine stability of floating/submerged objects.