Explain the functions and importance of dyneins and kinesins as if you were trying to explain this to your 10 year old cousin. How are they similar and how are they different?
Kinesins are basically cars that move proteins, vesicles and organelles to the plus end of microtubules (tube). Dinesins are the opposite moving towards the minus end of the microtubules and transporting cargo to the nucleus
which one would you want to conduct research on? Why? What specific aspect of the organelle would you want to learn more about?
If I had to choose an organelle to focus on it would definitely be mitochondria as in my opinion I think it's the most interesting and has the most application in a research setting. The mitochondria is reffered to as the "powerhouse of the cell" meaning that it produces the bulk of the ATP that fuels that body; this leads me to assume that diseases that affect the mitochondria can lead to lethal consequences. I think that focusing research on mitochondria can help reduce further development in finding solutions to diseases that affect mitochondria.
While today’s atmosphere is about one-fifth molecular oxygen (O2), geological evidence shows that it originally lacked O2. Without oxygen, aerobic respiration would not be expected, and living things would have relied on fermentation instead.
I find the topic of life on earth very facascinating as it goes to show just how lucky and precise things had to be in order for life to grow and flourish. It makes me wonder about other possible ways that life could've developed on earth had conditions have been different. This example specifically tells of how life would've adapted to be able to ferment in a world without oxygen so it just makes me wonder what life would be if there was factors like: lower oxygen, higher oxygen, a completely different element and etc.