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Chloroform breathing bacteria
In the movies, chloroform is what the villain pours onto a rag and stuffs into the face of the hero. After some flailing of limbs, the hero passes out and is bundled into a white van and taken away to … Continue reading
Posted in Plants and Bacteria
Tagged adenosine triphosphate, anaesthetic, anesthetic, ATP, bacteria, bacterium, breathe, breathing, carcinogenic, cellular respiration, central nervous system, CFC, chlorofluorocarbon, chloroform, contamination, Dehalobacter, fermentation, organic compound, oxygen, physiology, Port Botany, respiration, respiratory, respiratory physiology, terminal electron receptor, toxic, toxic site
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Do plants breathe?
Well, we know that plants produce the oxygen that we breathe in…..photosynthesis right? And we’ve previously explored how we use oxygen in a process called cellular respiration where we create ATP, the energy currency of the cell. This currency lets us do … Continue reading
Getting enough oxygen with severe respiratory disorders
Today I watched a beautiful short (7 min) film “Oxygen – The Old Man and His Bed” directed by Marc Issacs. Bob, who suffers from a severe (un-named) respiratory condition, last went outside in 1982 to get permission to be … Continue reading
Posted in bizarre human breathing facts
Tagged 94 elements, 94 elements project, air breather, air breathing, breathe, breathing, cellular respiration, circulatory system, diffusion, Director Marc Issacs, hypoxia, lack of oxygen, lungs, Marc Issacs, nasal cannula, oxygen, physiology, respiration, respiratory, respiratory physiology, respiratory system, severe respiratory condition, severe respiratory disorder
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Why we need to breathe: Part I – carbon dioxide
What exactly is the big deal with breathing? Why do we breathe? Always. It must be pretty important….so important that most of the time our body does it automatically. Respiration (a fancy-pants word for breathing) is more than just breathing … Continue reading
Posted in bizarre human breathing facts, how animals breathe
Tagged adenosine triphosphate, air breathing, animal, ATP, bicarbonate, bicarbonate buffer system, breathe, breathing, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, cellular respiration, circulatory system, gills, mitochondria, oxygen, physiology, respiration, respiratory, respiratory physiology, respiratory system
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