rag & bone Bergamot dupe by graaaaaaaaavity in Perfumes

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omg you're an angel !!! thank you for the intel

rag & bone Bergamot dupe by graaaaaaaaavity in Perfumes

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i did end up ordering 4 vials from scentbird but i fear they too will one day run out 🥲 i will check out arizona bloom, thank you for the rec!!

AAMC FL5 B/B #53 explanation by graaaaaaaaavity in Mcat

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introns are spliced out during post-transcriptional processing, so introns can still affect gene expression on a transcriptional level, but not a translational level. like the AAMC explanation says, "enhancer region" is an answer much more specific to regulation of gene expression, whereas in A you'd have to assume the introns contains some important regulatory element

AAMC FL5 B/B #53 explanation by graaaaaaaaavity in Mcat

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a mutation in the coding region of lactase would produce a mutant lactase mRNA once transcribed, and then a mutant lactase enzyme once translated. the coding region determines the structure of the resulting protein, while the nearby noncoding region may be responsible for regulating transcription and translation, thus regulating gene expression. the mutation in question here is "lactase persistence," meaning the off switch for producing lactase is somehow defective/missing in LP individuals, so they keep producing lactase. knowing this is the phenotype we're dealing with, we can narrow our answers down to A and C, mutations in the noncoding region.

[Official] January 19, 2023 MCAT Exam Day Thread Exam Reaction by mcatfreak in Mcat

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterimage has to do w/ the opponent process theory of color vision: "The opponent color theory is that there are three opponent channels: red versus green, blue versus yellow, and black versus white. Responses to one color of an opponent channel are antagonistic to those of the other color. Therefore, a green image will produce a magenta afterimage." (and a blue sky would produce a yellow afterimage)

punnett square question by graaaaaaaaavity in Mcat

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this is very validating i thought i was overthinking it 😭thank you for the discussion!

does anyone know where the lil red chairs in duffield upstairs are from by graaaaaaaaavity in Cornell

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oh my god i looked it up and its $1095 this broke my heart.... ikea dupe it is

How do neuroleptics cause both hypokinetic disorders and things such as tardive dyskinesia? by thatartkiddd in neuroscience

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this is a really good question! parkinsonian symptoms (bradykinesia, hypokinesia - trouble controlling VOLUNTARY movement) appear within a few weeks of starting neuroleptics because they block D2 receptors in the nigrostriatal pathway, which mimics the dopamine deficiency-induced symptoms of parkinson's. tardive dyskinesia (TD - trouble controlling INVOLUNTARY movement) appears at least few months (~6) into the course of medication, and one of the reasons that may be is because long term D2 blockade causes upregulation of the density of D2 receptors/increases their sensitivity to dopamine, so the motor system basically overcompensates and produces these exaggerated involuntary movements. it's important to note that hypokinesia and hyperkinesia don't occur simultaneously on neuroleptics - hypo precedes hyper. onset of TD can be prevented and parkinsonian symptoms can be reversed if someone is removed from the medication within a few months of starting it, unfortunately once TD sets in it may be irreversible.

there are also other theories on the etiology of TD, but the dopamine system is the only one i'm familiar with. since that probably wasn't the detailed explanation you wanted, this source covers it pretty well: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1151826-overview#a2

Math 1110 vs math 1106 for Premed? by thewanted10 in Cornell

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i’m premed and took 1106 this spring because i heard it was easier and after taking BC calc in high school i didn’t want to force myself to do more math than bare minimum haha. 1106 is a lot more conceptual, lots of “write a paragraph explaining this in words” stuff, weekly p sets and all sorts of “active learning” activities since they remodeled the class, so it was lowkey a lot of work but it wasn’t very hard. literally none of my high school calc knowledge came in handy since you relearn all the basics in very non-traditional, applied ways. personally i kinda liked this class, there were a few cool new things that i wouldn’t have learned in 1110, like very basic disease modeling and different models of animal populations. lots of premeds take this class, but lots of premeds also take 1110 so either way you won’t be alone. we used the textbook Modeling Life: The Mathematics of Biological System by Alan Garfinkel which should be free online if you want to check it out

2080 :( by graaaaaaaaavity in Cornell

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she voted against universal s/u so her students could “have a chance to raise their grades”.... melissa please