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The enzyme that replicates DNA.
What is DNA polymerase?
The compound that makes superman weak
What is kryptonite?
The French scientist who developed the process of pasteurization.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
This molecule is responsible for the bitter taste and stimulant effects of coffee and tea.
What is caffeine?
If a chemical gets into your eyes, the first response is generally to immediately use this piece of emergency equipment.
What is an eyewash station?
The organelle that performs photosynthesis in plants and algae.
What is chloroplast?
In Netflix's series "The Wonderfools", what is the compound that allegedly gives people extraordinary powers?
What is phenol?
This UBC scientist won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing site directed mutagenesis
Who is Michael Smith?
The fizz in soda comes from this compound, formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water.
Carbonic Acid
This document provides information about a chemical's hazards, handling, storage, and emergency procedures.
What is Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
Misfolded proteins that are known to cause mad cow disease
What are prions?
In Iron Man, what metal is used in Tony Stark's original arc reactor, which is later revealed to be poisoning him?
What is palladium?
This scientist is famous for discovering the laws of inheritance using pea plants.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
This molecule gives lemons and limes their characteristic sour taste
What is citric acid?
This instrument spins samples at high speeds to separate components based on density.
What is a centrifuge?
The biochemical pathway that converts glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate
What is glycolysis?
In the movie "Project Hail Mary", the character named "Rocky" is made of what element?
What is Xenon?
The female scientist who discovered the structure of DNA using X-ray crystallography
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
The primary chemical compound responsible for our perception of umami
What is glutamate?
This technique is used to amplify a specific region of DNA, producing millions of copies from a small starting amount.
What is PCR?
The enzyme in gluconeogenesis that requires biotin as one of its cofactors.
What is pyruvate carboxylase?
What is N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine?
This scientist won a nobel prize for discovering transposable elements.
A chemical process between amino acids and sugars that creates a brown colour in foods like seared steak and baked bread.
What is the Maillard reaction?
This purification technique uses a specific interaction between a protein and a ligand attached to the chromatography resin.
What is affinity chromatography?