Lemony FreshLemony Fresh - LiveJournal.comBio-geekery and other stuff.- September 19, 2006 The Metabolism of Alcohol in the Human Body (and why I am I crappy drinker):Upon being ingested, alcohol (ethanol) is transformed into acetaldehyde by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), an enzyme. Acetaldehyde is then oxidized another enzyme, acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), into acetic acid. Acetaldehyde is actually more toxic to the human body than alcohol itself, and has been shown to be carcinogenic, therefore, the role of ALDH is very important.Approximately half of Asians have a genetic...http://talonne.livejournal.com/260046.html I'm baaack.- September 10, 2006 The VancouverSeattle trip was pretty much a glorified shopping excursion. Looking back at Clarice's post, it seems we had a fairly similar trip, minus some of the Seattle stuffs she did. :) Except instead of visiting the Boeing factory, we went shopping at the Fry's Electronics near it. :PDaiso rules. :DWe also drove around the Microsoft campus in Redmond because my dad was curious. It's... huge, for lack of a better word. Bigger than the U of C campus.I came home to my mom being very...http://talonne.livejournal.com/259486.html Back in a week.- September 2, 2006 I'm heading off on a "family trip" to Vancouver Seattle, and will be back next Saturday evening. Please leave a message at the beeeeeeeeeeep, and blahblahblah. :PI found this incredibly entertaining, so take a look if you're a Nintendo fan. :D :D :D They did human Tetris blocks! dieshttp://talonne.livejournal.com/259097.html |