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[MuscleScience]

What are the differences, in cell walls, between gram negative and gram positive bacteria? Which antibiotics are most efficacious at treating each respective type?

You can come up with a better question than that to try and stump me. Did you forget I worked in a Molecular Biolab for five years.

Newb....

[thegodfather]

You can come up with a better question than that to try and stump me. Did you forget I worked in a Molecular Biolab for five years.

Newb....

When cells from the pineal gland of various vertebrates are cultured in a dish under conditions of darkness, they release melatonin in a cyclic pattern. This suggests that _____.

Select the correct answer.

the pineal cells themselves have an intrinsic rhythmic property.

melatonin production varies proportionately with light and dark cycles.

melatonin production is not cyclic during daylight.

pineal tissue probably has neural connections with the hypothalamus.

[MuscleScience]

When cells from the pineal gland of various vertebrates are cultured in a dish under conditions of darkness, they release melatonin in a cyclic pattern. This suggests that _____.

Select the correct answer.

the pineal cells themselves have an intrinsic rhythmic property.

melatonin production varies proportionately with light and dark cycles.

melatonin production is not cyclic during daylight.

pineal tissue probably has neural connections with the hypothalamus.

Ewww, good one. Neuro Phys is not my thing but....

I think the question is asking that the specimen was sampled while it was still alive but under dark conditions???