Me and My Celery
Me and My Celery…… Recently I decided to have a celery snack. The celery from my refrigerator was not crisp, it was limp. After finding my “how to do everything in the kitchen” book, I soaked the celery in freshwater overnight. The next morning it was crisp. WHY does the celery become crisp after soaking …. Read More
Osmosis flow for Vesicles and Cells
I recently learned of the 2013 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine shared by James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas Sudhof, for their work on improving the understanding of structure and function of cell vesicles. A vesicle is a small fluid-filled membrane sac that occurs both within and outside of cells. Problems within these vesicles …. Read More