My Cell Picture
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This is a picture of an animal cell that I drew for Dr. Steel’s Cell Biology class. It includes most, if not all parts of the animal cell that we will learn more about in the class. Every single one of these organelles on the cell is crucial for the functioning of the cell and the organs that are made up of these cells. Therefore, understanding how these organelles work will go a long way in advancing medicine and treatments available for hard-to-treat illnesses.
This is a biology teacher who filmed a TikTok showing various cool biology concepts. The first meme showed DNA wrapping around histones, which I thought was cool. There are more memes in the video that mention topics like the G0 phase, the p53 transcription factor, and mitosis.
Draw me a biomolecule – Diglyceride.
Diglycerides are made of two main parts: a glycerol, and two fatty acids. This particular diglyceride I drew is made of a standard glycerol with a saturated fatty acid and a cis polyunsaturated fatty acid. This substance is usually just called a diglyceride with no other names and it is used in food processing to make foods “feel better” in the mouth by improving their texture. They can also help oil and water stay together, which means that this substance also has emulsifying properties. This is beneficial in making foods like red pepper sauce and ice cream.
Final Reflections of Cell Biology
One thing I learned in Cell Biology that I also keep noticing in Genetics class with Dr. Rinehart-Kim this semester is epigenetics. My specific interests are immunotherapy and stem cells, and epigenetics are very important for both immunotherapy and stem cell therapy. Epigenetic systems are very important for turning on and off specific genes that code for certain features. In immunotherapy, these genes are the genes that allow the immune system to attack and stop cancer. In stem cells, these would genes that would determine what type of cell the stem cell can possibly become. On top of learning these cool things, in this class, I learned to be a better student because the fast pace of the summer class really taught me how to manage my time while also learning very specific and lengthy information about topics in medicine and this class that fascinate me.
Becoming Dr. Osman Inac 