Well, we’re back in business! I’ve decided to focus a bit on microorganisms, since school has started again and I need to bone up on my micro before I have to lecture about it. In light of that, here’s today’s question! In E. coli, induction of the lactose operon occurs when allolactose binds to: A)Galactosidase [...]
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Day two in St Michaels. This year I discover that my uncle Ron’s taste beer is more sophisticated than most. Delighted, he tells me of the ales at the C Street Saloon on the main street (the one and only street in town). There is even an English-style ale there, which makes me salivate. My [...]
We just arrived at my aunt and uncle’s weekend getaway (soon to be retirement) home in St Michaels, Maryland situated in an area known as the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. A sleepy town on the surface but all around there is a quiet bustle of boutique shoppers and vacationers. The area is beautiful, [...]
The weather report says 55% humidity, but it lies; the air feels much heavier. When we left the house, the reading indoors was 70% and I’d wager it is closer to 89% outside. A moist haze, unlike California smog, mingles high with threatening cumulous giving the sun an indistinct outline. I am escaping the ninety [...]
