Bioengineering Hyperbook

Department of Bioengineering


Category: Acidification

The Chemistry of Longevity: How the Naked Mole Rat Defies Aging 

Naked mole rat, Longevity, Metabolism, Cartilage, DNA repair, Acidosis, Telomerase

Clayton Dame, David Bensemana, Lana Habhab, Min Seo Song

The Chemistry Behind the Coral Colony 

Biomineralization, Aragonite, Photosynthesis, Symbiosis, Zooxanthellae, Corals

Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia

Navigating the Depths of Hydrozoan and Bryozoan Physical Design Solutions  

Skeletons, Locomotion, Medusoid jet propulsion, Hydrodynamics, Feeding mechanisms, Nematocytes

Aizaz Ahsan Wahla, Ocean Burland, Dante Daniel Garcia Perez, Jessica Michalski

The Physical Basis of Coral Reefs 

Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia

Mathematical Marvels of Foraminifera

Adaptation, pore patterns, symbiosis in microeukaryotes, calcification and acidification, shell growth/development, morphogenesis, symbiosis

Emma Bussières, Carolyn Denton, Reno Thompson, Xiao (Rachel) Jiang

Coral Polyps and the Chemical Symphony of Survival

Coral polyps, biomineralization, crystals, calcification, symbiotic relationships, cellular respiration, coral bleaching

Michael Beyrouthy, Cris Izzi, Claudio Petroni, Alex Tsiskakis

An Analysis of the Chemistry Behind Coccolithophores

Coccolithophores, calcification, crystallization, photosynthesis, biochemical pathways, ocean acidification

Megan Farrow, Zackary Murphy, Minh Tri Pham, Jia Yi Yu