Nuclear Fission vs. Nuclear Fusion Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits into lighter nuclei and energy is released. Nuclear fusion is a nuclear reaction…
Mass Energy Calculations Major objective of this lecture is to present on Mass Energy Calculations. The change of energy is related to the change in mass, according to the mass-energy…
Applications of Radioactive Isotopes The aim of this lecture is to present on Applications of Radioactive Isotopes. A radioactive tracer is a very small amount of radioactive isotope added to a…
Rate of Radioactive Decay The rate of radioactive decay, that is the number of disintegrations per unit time, is proportional to the number of radioactive nuclei in the sample. The…
Nuclear Bombardment Reactions Prime objective of this lecture is to present on Nuclear Bombardment Reactions. In 1919, Ernest Rutherford discovered that it is possible to change the nucleus of one…
Types of Radioactive Decay Basic objective of this lecture is to present on Types of Radioactive Decay. There are three major types of nuclear decay that radioactive particles can undergo: alpha,…
Glycation or Non-Enzymatic Glycosylation Glycation or Non-Enzymatic Glycosylation is a natural process in which the sugar in your bloodstream attaches to proteins, forming harmful new molecules called advanced glycation…
Safety Protocol Safety Protocol is a system of rules that explain the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in formal situations. It is desirable to standardize…
Cryonics Cryonics is an experiment in the most literal sense of the word. It is an effort to save lives by using temperatures so cold that…
Protein in Molecules Protein in Molecules that consists of but a single polypeptide chain is said to be monomeric; proteins made up of more than one polypeptide chain,…
Mendel’s Law of Segregation General objective of this lecture is to present on Mendel’s Law of Segregation. The Principle of Segregation describes how pairs of gene variants are separated into reproductive…
Gregor Mendel: Grandfather of Genetics Modern genetics had its beginnings in an abbey garden, where a monk named Gregor Mendel documented a particulate mechanism of inheritance. He discovered the basic principles…