Biology and Aging: A Journey from Chemistry to Yeast

Biology and Aging: A Journey from Chemistry to Yeast

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Interactive Video

Chemistry, Biology, Science

10th Grade - University

Hard

Created by

Ethan Morris

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The speaker initially preferred chemistry and mathematics over biology, finding the latter too soft. However, at MIT, the emergence of molecular biology piqued their interest, leading to a major in biology. After gaining tenure at MIT, they pursued high-risk research in aging, a field not systematically studied at the time. Using yeast as a model organism, they explored the genetics of aging, discovering that yeast cells age, providing a unique system to study longevity.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What subject did the speaker initially prefer over biology in high school?

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

History

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What new field of study did the speaker find exciting during their freshman year at MIT?

Genetics

Environmental Science

Molecular Biology

Astrophysics

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the speaker's position at MIT when they decided to explore high-risk research?

Graduate Student

Tenured Faculty

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Assistant

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which biological process did the speaker find intriguing due to its lack of systematic study?

Photosynthesis

Metabolism

Cell Division

Aging

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What organism did the speaker's lab focus on for studying aging?

Yeast

Fruit Flies

Mice

Bacteria

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is unique about the daughter cell in yeast cell division?

It is larger than the mother cell

It divides more frequently

It is all newly synthesized

It ages faster than the mother cell

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many times can a yeast mother cell typically divide before it stops?

40 times

20 times

30 times

10 times

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