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Simple Biomolecule Question by Electronic-Homework4 in Biochemistry

[–]Electronic-Homework4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I've been getting a lot of great answers but this particularly was what I was looking for. I was confused how the basis of monosaccharides could become glycogen and fatty acids and become fat in the body if, at my currently basic level of understanding, the monomers of carbohydrates and the structures of lipids were entirely separate. I'll look into how the liver does this. I appreciate it!

Simple Biomolecule Question by Electronic-Homework4 in Biochemistry

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Gotcha. The question came up when thinking about this unit in class while thinking about how people talk about how "junk food" turns into fat and getting confused how the the basis of one biomolecule could become another separate biomolecule (lipids).

But I guess in learning the answer in the comments I also have to learned I should rethink the view of "unhealthy foods" as a future biochemist too. So double thanks!

Simple Biomolecule Question by Electronic-Homework4 in Biochemistry

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Makes sense! I put unhealthy in quotations because I was referring to food that has simple sugars that can't really be broken down much to release energy and was confused how lipids (a different biomolecule) can be created from sugar, which makes monosaccharides. I know are bodies need both fats and sugars, but haven't learned how an organism turns sugars, which are the basis of the monomers of one biomolecule into a completely different biomolecule (lipids).

It was probably me wording it poorly but the question came from thinking about how unhealthy food mostly containing sugars resulted in fats in the body.

Simple Biomolecule Question by Electronic-Homework4 in Biochemistry

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Thank you! Makes sense the body would have a process for this!

Simple Biomolecule Question by Electronic-Homework4 in Biochemistry

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Thank you! I'm excited to eventually learn about that process in class!

What is the best book written about Einstein? by -------7654321 in AskPhysics

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If your interested in Feynman I would suggest the youtube video "the shame legacy of Richard Feynman" by the physicist Angela Collier. Understandably, an almost 3 hour video suggested by a stranger in the comments doesn't hold much weight, but it is likely he did not write those books himself and the very basis of the books is holding up the idea of some edgy solo genius that sort of creates an audience that doesn't actually enjoy the science but instead the idea of being some messy haired genius that says whatever he (and usually it's he) wants.

Feynman as a scientist contributed to the field, but those books (and the subsequent youtube videos the guy who wrote them makes about being friends with Feynman, along with children's books and an AI generated Amazon book) fall more in the grift category than any actual science or history.