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      Hey, Bio nerd right here! Unfortunately not studying it any more but still find it fascinating...
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      what's wrong with chemistry? I was chem eng major for most of college, switched to comp Sci. after my junior year (extending college by 2 more years unfortunately), but it was great background for allowing me to read the very technical case studies and research briefs about health and nutrition. I wouldn't even begin to understand the mechanics of the human metabolism without that background.

      FYI for anyone who wants to REALLY understand human metabolic processes, read "Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism" 5th edition, you can get it at B&N, it's fantastic (but super technical).
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      Love Biology! My first degree was in biology and now I'm a nursing student. I love to talk about animals, cells, and health. Feel free to add me (that goes for anyone) :)
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      what's wrong with chemistry? I was chem eng major for most of college, switched to comp Sci. after my junior year (extending college by 2 more years unfortunately), but it was great background for allowing me to read the very technical case studies and research briefs about health and nutrition. I wouldn't even begin to understand the mechanics of the human metabolism without that background.

      FYI for anyone who wants to REALLY understand human metabolic processes, read "Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism" 5th edition, you can get it at B&N, it's fantastic (but super technical).

      Is there anything in that tome about how the body decides whether to burn fat and/or protein when you're hungry (i.e. stomach empty, blood glucose dropping, etc.).

      Reason I ask, sometimes at night, after exhausting my calorie intake budget for the day, I feel a little hungry. Should I snack lightly, or assume I'm not digesting my own protein for its caloric content?

      'Mit all dem scientists on this board, I'm hopeful for some comment on the topic: "burn fat, protein, or both?".
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      so, my awesome-science-teacher story: My general chem prof, who was one of the most popular chem teachers, always hard to get in his classes- was this totally awesome middle-aged short British guy. loved the accent. one day he wore a shirt with the periodic table on it. He shut off the lights, and the radioactive elements glowed. :happy:

      Lemme' see if I get this picture correct.

      You're chem teacher was illuminating the bottom middle of his display? :embarassed:
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      I love biology! :) I also work at a veterinary pathology lab. Feel free to add me!
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      Lol, I have no idea what to post here. I just signed up and apparently people do better when they connect with people on these sites. Anyway, if you like to talk science (anything but chemistry) we should chat :D
      Aw, come on...chemists can't join the fun?!? ~pout~ :frown:
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      <---- even though I am currently a stay at home mom, I went to school for Genetics and Biochem ... did my senior research on the flu. I love all things science... except geology... rocks do nothing for me unless they are diamonds.
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      OP, can I just point out how ironic your t-shirt in your avatar is?! :laugh:
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      OP, can I just point out how ironic your t-shirt in your avatar is?! :laugh:

      Ummm, I was thinking the exact same thing, but I'm a Chemist too!
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      Wouldnt really say Im a bio nerd, but shorta have to being a pharmacy student
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      Lemme' see if I get this picture correct.

      You're chem teacher was illuminating the bottom middle of his display? :embarassed:

      His shirt was glow-in-the-dark.
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      I am an RN and love science! Feel free to add me as a friend and we can encourage each other! Good luck on your goals and be proud of yourself that you have taken the first step!
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      I love biology! :) I also work at a veterinary pathology lab. Feel free to add me!

      I work in a veterinary diagnostic pathology lab! How funny! :) I love all things anatomy/physiology.
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      Where are you getting your MS in genetics?
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      Human Biology student here :-)
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      Lol, I have no idea what to post here. I just signed up and apparently people do better when they connect with people on these sites. Anyway, if you like to talk science (anything but chemistry) we should chat :D

      hahaha..... I'm a chemist so I'm out! ;)
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      And there's nothing wrong with chemists, my best friend is a chemistry major, its just so much harder than any other science (that I've taken)((which isnt an impressive amount)) So, I applaud you chemists, but secretly, im jealous


      http://xkcd.com/520/
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      Looove Bio. On my way to becoming a biology teacher. But I'm mostly interested in the human body stuff...
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      Where are all the computer scientists? :(
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      Where are you getting your MS in genetics?

      not quoted, so I'm not sure if this is my question, though it applies, so I am at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. I applied for their PhD program (might go towards pharmacology), and I also have a job interview to work at a lab at UVA studying motor nerve regeneration. so we'll see how it goes :)
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      And there's nothing wrong with chemists, my best friend is a chemistry major, its just so much harder than any other science (that I've taken)((which isnt an impressive amount)) So, I applaud you chemists, but secretly, im jealous


      http://xkcd.com/520/

      haha nice!
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      not quoted, so I'm not sure if this is my question, though it applies, so I am at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. I applied for their PhD program (might go towards pharmacology), and I also have a job interview to work at a lab at UVA studying motor nerve regeneration. so we'll see how it goes :)

      Oh thats so cool, I'm going to vcu in the fall for my bs, but hopefully for their medical school afterwards. That would be amazing if you got the job at UVA, good luck :)
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      Actually, LabRat's picture has neurons. My images are all of the same slide at different magnifications. It's actually a cross-section of a testis. Seminiferous tubules are beautiful, no?

      haha totally :)
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      here is the picture of the link cuttlefish.png

      trololol, thank you PU, I couldn't get it to post the picture. I somehow always manage to attach that to a presentation I give in science classes. One of the better webcomics
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      Oh thats so cool, I'm going to vcu in the fall for my bs, but hopefully for their medical school afterwards. That would be amazing if you got the job at UVA, good luck :)

      oh awesome! thanks, good luck with your studies as well :)
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      Where are all the computer scientists? :(

      >30yrs. in IT here.
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      this is one of my favorite jokes

      crap it's too long. here's the link
      http://science.kukuchew.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/fields-arranged-by-purity.png

      fields-arranged-by-purity.png

      love that one!
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      I'm a biologist, and probably old enough to be your mom....just a bio/geek none the less! I was a wetland ecologist for 20 years until I was layed off and now I'm loving my new job...geospatial analyst. Feel free to add me, as I'm on each day tracking away.
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      YAAAYYYY I lurrvvv science! I teach my 7th graders all about it....my goal is to turn them all into science geeks! They are so good at asking questions. They aren't aftraid of anything. Hopefully I can help them learn how to find the answers in ways other than just an Internet search...and our Science Olympiad tournament is tomorrow....
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