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This phenomenon is called the 'jerk reflex' and is controlled by an electrical pathway along the nerves in your body. Once the hot object makes contact or comes close to the skin receptors will pick up th...

Donepezil is an inhibitor of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase.
Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that diffuses across synapses, b...

Plants need three main nutrients to grow, which can be helpfully abbreviated as NPK: that's nitrates, phosphates and potassium. Many gardeners and farmers will apply these fertilisers to crops in order to...

A mutation could change the order of DNA bases which would alter the type of amino acid produced from a DNA triplet. Therefore, the enzyme, which is a pr...

ATP releases energy when it is converted to ADP and iP by ATP lyase. It REQUIRES energy to create that phosphate bond and so the bond can be viewed as the store of energy. ATP lyase breaks this and releas...