About Alex Bolano

When Alex isn't nerdily stalking the internet for science news, he enjoys tabletop RPGs and making really obscure TV references. Alex has a Masters's degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

What Are Ribosomes?

Constructing proteins is busy work. Every second of the day, your bodies cells are making proteins based on information stored in your DNA. The sequence…
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What Is Stop Codon?

Every cell in your body contains strands of DNA wrapped into tightly bound structures called chromosomes. The DNA in your cells contains genetic information, encoded…
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What Is Nondisjunction?

In every cell of your body exists strands of DNA, wound into tightly coiled structures called chromosomes. Chromosomes are packets of genetic information that contain…
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What Are Enzymes?

Every second of each day, billions of chemical reactions are occurring in your body. These reactions extract energy from organic material to drive biological processes. In…
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