#Question id: 398
#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering
One of the buffers that contribute to pH stability in human blood is carbonic acid (H2CO3). Carbonic acid is a weak acid that, when placed in an aqueous solution, dissociates into a bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) and a hydrogen ion (H+). (See figure.)
If the pH of blood drops, one would expect ________.
#Question id: 15565
#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
#Question id: 5256
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
If the experimental population of E. coli lacks an F factor or F plasmid, and if bacteriophage are excluded from the bacterial cultures, then which of these is a means by which beneficial mutations might be transmitted horizontally to other E. coli cells?
#Question id: 3885
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
AZT (3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine), used to treat HIV infection, acts in HIV-infected cells by:
#Question id: 3806
#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology
How are damaged nucleotides recognized by DNA repair enzymes?