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October2023 Issue
Featured Article:
By Byron Farnum
Niharika Dalpati, a senior graduate student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (DCB), passed away due to natural causes on April 17, 2023 at her home in Odisha, India. Her passing was sudden and unexpected, and she leaves behind a legacy for which all students can aspire.
Color me Brown
Poem by Theophila Dusabamahoro
Color me brown:
Give me iron and sulfur
Give me a place to become whole
Before I can perform my roles
Don’t send me home alone
Carry me
Shield me
Don’t let me out of your sight
Day and night
You see I am sensitive
A second with oxygen I am doomed
Color me brown:
I can repair your DNA,
regulate your gene expression, and do much more
Defects in my biogenesis are disastrous
Color me brown:
Let me stop my demands
Before I bore you to death
We will meet again:
I am in all kingdoms of life
This original poem is inspired by Fe-S cluster, an oxygen sensitive cofactor that plays a plethora function in all forms of life. Purified proteins with this cluster have a characteristic brown color.
Laugh Corner
A proton, neutron and helium walk into a bar and order three bears. The bartender appears with 3 beers 🍺 🍺 🍺 and ask the Proton,” Are you sure you are 18+?” The Proton replies, “yes, I am positive.” So the bartender gives him the first beer. He gives the second beer to neutron and says, “for you, no charge.” He throws the third beer in helium’s face. Helium doesn't react.
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