Jan 23, 2018 the function of ribosomes is to synthesize proteins as directed in the messenger rna. Ribosomes are around 1030nm and are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells as free floating ribosomes. It is largely made up of specialized rna known as ribosomal rna rrna as well as dozens of distinct proteins the exact number varies slightly between species. Feb 24, 2008 the sad thing is, computer programming can be used as an analogy to dna and evolution, but in a much different way than he describes. Free ribosomes are present in the cytoplasm and make proteins that remain in the cytosol. Each part of the cell can be represented by an equally important member of the schoolcityfactory. An analogy is a comparison between two objects that are similar in some respects, but otherwise different. E examples of two ribosomal proteins s10 and l22 with.
Ribosomes are often associated with the intracellular membranes that make up the rough endoplasmic reticulum. The main fuctionality of the virtual ribosome server comes from the command line program dna2pep, which can be downloaded here. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum graphics card like the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, the main role of a graphics card is to synthesize graphics. It is the ribosome s job to read the sequence of mrna and translate it into the. The cpu of a computer carries out the instructions of a computer program. It is where all of the schools activities are put together. Yes, the music is on the cd but you cant touch the music. The power plant is like the mitochondria for the city, without the energy the city couldnt. A ribosome is a cell organelle that functions as a micromachine for making proteins. They consist of subunits that fit together and work as one to translate mrna messenger rna into a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis translation. Biology isnt nearly as literal as computer function. Start studying cell structures, functions, analogies. For instance, ribosomes may consist of different numbers of rrnas and polypeptides depending on the organism. Cell analogy projects require students to choose places or objects like a school, a city.
Science netlinks is a project of the directorate for education and human resources programs of. The cd player is the hardware and the music is the software. The purpose of ribosomes their biological function is to read copies of the cells blueprint and assemble the long molecular chains that become proteins. A cars driver is equivalent to the nucleus of a cell. They differ in their size, sequence, structure, and the ratio of protein to rna. They are either attached to endoplasmic reticulum or free. Optimization for selfproduction may explain key features of ribosomes, the protein production factories of the cell, reported researchers from harvard medical school in nature on july 20. In our view, domain analysis and software analogy have complementary roles. Dna is exactly like a computer program, the cell is like a computer let me explain why.
The artificial ribosome, called ribot, was created in the laboratories of alexander mankin, director of the uic college of pharmacys center for biomolecular sciences, and northwesterns michael. Half of the assignment is to find out some analogies of the basic cell, but i was thinking about comparing it to a desktop computer not sure if i can do software and hardware on the same poster. Similarly, trna brings amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes where assemblage. For those concepts, i would use a cd player as the analogy. Very simplified, heres a pseudocode computer program analogy. A massive shipping facility can be an analogy for endoplasmic reticulum. The er is like a massive shipping facility that folds, packages, and exports proteins to destinations inside and outside of the cell.
In the ribosomes, individual amino acids are arranged into long protein chains according to the sequence of mrna, or messenger rna. Software analogy can provide the analyst with similar problems and solutions to reuse previous domain analysis knowledge or artifacts for a new domain. Ribosomes are a type of organelle found in every cell, and their main function is to synthesize proteins for use throughout the cell. Jul 29, 2015 the artificial ribosome, called ribot, was created in the laboratories of alexander mankin, director of the uic college of pharmacys center for biomolecular sciences, and northwesterns michael. Ribosome profiling, or riboseq, is based on largescale sequencing of rna fragments. Teaching dna by analogies general atomics sciences.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Cell analogy to a computer by jacob martin on prezi. The sad thing is, computer programming can be used as an analogy to dna and evolution, but in a much different way than he describes. Analogy cell california state university, northridge. The ribosomal proteins and rrnas are arranged into two distinct ribosomal pieces of different size, known generally as the large and small subunit of the ribosome. Dec 21, 2012 ebook is an electronic version of a traditional print book this can be read by using a personal computer or by using an ebook reader.
Which application software can be used to format oblique heading. Hence it can be an analogy for endoplasmic reticulum. Ribovision suite for visualization and analysis of ribosomes. The computer is the cell, directed by the code to function in specific ways. Another analogy that works well to help students understand the relationship of genotype genetic coding to phenotype expression of coding is to compare a computer to a computer program or a nintendo machine to a nintendo game cartridge. A number of software packages have been designed to represent, edit, and. The ribosome construction crew read the blueprints and turn it into an actual, functioning structure. In general, keeps the dna in and lets mrna leave through pores. Ribosomes are organelles within cells responsible for taking the mrna and constructing complex polypeptides. This would be analogous to the main office of the school.
You can only hear the music or run the program by operating the software in the hardware. Ok i am doing a project in biology and we have to do a cell analogy project. Ribosomes are the site of translation, where amino acids are assembled in different codes to create different proteins according to its genetic instruction. Command line version of the virtual ribosome the main fuctionality of the virtual ribosome server comes from the command line program dna2pep, which can be downloaded here. In a cell, the endoplasmic reticulum helps with the transport of material through the. Term1 cell analogy portfolio product boston public schools. Their process relies on specialized trna for translating the mrna absorbed creating complex polypeptides for cell function. Many believe that the gogi bodies are just for the secretion of substance to the out side of the cell however it plays a far greater role. An analogy will be made between cell organelles and everyday objects in this project to highlight the similarity between a specific cell part and an everyday object. Software is anything on the sub that you cant touch. Jul 25, 2016 a massive shipping facility can be an analogy for endoplasmic reticulum. Guys i ned your help and support i have a big project due and did not even know until now bc i was absent for a loooong period of time i have to make an analogy for following cell membrane cytoplasm nucleus nuleolus chromatin gogi apparatus mitochondria endoplasmic reticulum ribosome nuclear membrane cell wall chloroplast lysosomes. In the third column, they should write a brief description of the function of the.
Recent social and affective neuroscience research shows that a computer is an inadequate and misleading metaphor for the brain, and this research is going to be the focus of my blog. Analogybased domain analysis approach to software reuse. So, if the the dna of a cell is an architect, the blueprints he makes are like messenger rna mrna. The function of ribosomes is to synthesize proteins as directed in the messenger rna.
If you need it to relate to the body then it would be like the stomach because it makes protein. By analogy, if a computer virus immediately shut down your computer, that would be the end of the line, and the virus would never travel further. A ribosome is composed of two sub units, a smaller on and a larger one sizes will vary depending on cell type, these sub units only come together in the presence of mrna. For this project, you will design and create a collage for an assigned cell part using analogies describing how the cell part functions. For example, an analogy of the human kidneys may be made with a pool filter. Actually fixing someone elses computer is like being a magician. Ribosomes from bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes in the threedomain system, resemble each other to a remarkable degree, evidence of a common origin. That is a fucking analogy, not a statement of fact. The nucleus directs all of the cells activities, including reproduction. These results also demonstrate an analogy between a spliceosomal. For example, if your analogy were of the cell as a restaurant.
Makes ribosomes located inside the nucleus nuclear membrane. On the analogy between mindbrain and softwarehardware. Ribovision has features in rough analogy with webbased map services capable. Im looking for analogies for the parts of a cell like chloroplast, vacuole, nucleolus, cytoskeleton, microtubule, microfilament, and nuclear membrane. Please notice that you may need to modify the very first line of the program to point to the. Thus the conclusion that mind is not software, because mental events are physically encoded in the brain, fails for the simple reason that software is also physically encoded in the hardware of the computer. An effective computer virus does not disable your computer until your computer has sent out numerous copies of the virus to other computers. Illustrations and analogies for motivation, inspiration, learning and training. Ribosomes reads rna to make proteins like pixels read where they will be placed to. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer the is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. About a third of the proteins in the human body go through the er. Someone please rip this apart if its wrong, but i remember. Hence, dysregulation of translation is a major driver of important. How prezi does project status updates with a distributed workplace.
Translation requires the input of an mrna template, ribosomes, trnas, and various enzymatic factors. Although it is relatively easy to visualize the components of cells, it is difficult to conceptualize how these components function together to sustain life within the cell. I always think of the ribosome like a construction crew. Peroxisomes break down fatty acids just like the fertilizer kills the weeds. Cell structures, functions, analogies flashcards quizlet. Ribosomes are organelles and help produce proteins with many different functions in the body, they can be found within the cytoplasm or the endoplasmic reticulum.
Active ribosome profiling with ribolace sciencedirect. I replaced some of the blank lines with my own the underlined one to make it according to the desktop computer analogy. Are know as the power houses of the cell because they convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions atp the arrow is pointing to the mitochondria. The bucket used to get water in itself is an analogy because without the bucket, none of the people organelles in the kingdom can quench their thirst. Domain analysis is regarded as a process to identify and supply necessary information for analogical transfer. Similar to how a 3d printer takes instructions from a computer and then uses somewhere between materials to construct the item, the ribosome uses instructions from dna to construct a functional protein using up to 20 different a. See more ideas about science cells, cells project, animal cell project. An analog of puromycin inhibits translation and can be used for. Cell analogy to a computer by asher lehrersmall on prezi. Ribosomes function in an animal cell or plant cell by making use of rna, a molecule closely related to dna. Oct, 2007 guys i ned your help and support i have a big project due and did not even know until now bc i was absent for a loooong period of time i have to make an analogy for following cell membrane cytoplasm nucleus nuleolus chromatin gogi apparatus mitochondria endoplasmic reticulum ribosome nuclear membrane cell wall chloroplast lysosomes vaculoes microfilaments microtubules cilia centrioles. However, the general structures and functions of the protein synthesis machinery are comparable from bacteria to archaea to human cells. You didnt write dna is a computer program and the cell is a computer. The golgi complex looks like a stack of cup shaped flatten membrane bound sacs and are associated with vesicles and secretory cells.
The analogy between mindbrain and softwarehardware is far, far deeper than its opponents comprehend. The best analogies for the ribosomes are the factory and 3d printers. Sep 24, 2009 ebook is an electronic version of a traditional print book the can be read by using a personal computer or by using an ebook reader. The bit of rna is copied from the massive program for the body, the dna in the nucleus, and passed thru the nucleus wall to the cytoplasm. Mitochondria are know as the power houses of the cell because they convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions atp the arrow is pointing to the mitochondria. Optimization for selfproduction may explain mysterious. Slide show to show how a computer works like a cell. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a computer such as microsofts free reader application, or a booksized computer this is used solely as a reading device such as nuvomedias rocket ebook. For example, with the school analogy a nucleus is to a cell as a principal is to a school.
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