Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrate molecules composed of long chains of monosaccharide unit bound together by …

A disaccharide, also called double sugar, is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides (simple sugars) …

The word protein refers to a type of molecule in food that can be broken …

Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that takes place inside a plant, producing sugar type food …

Did you know that the average American family spends almost $2,000 a year on energy …

Transposons were first discovered in corn (maize) during the 1940s and ’50s by American scientist …

DNA replication in eukaryotes is a complex and unique process involving many enzymes and thousands …

Following Meselson and Stahl’s work, investigators confirmed that other organisms also use semiconservative replication. There …

Translation takes place on ribosomes; indeed, ribosomes can be thought of as moving protein-synthesizing machines. …

The process of transcription is very similar in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, but there are major …