Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Chromosome 2

In humans, Chromosome 2 is actually two chromosomes fuzed together. Most chromosomes are X shaped but they're only like that when the cell is about to split into two. Normally they are just a single thread of DNA. For some reason we have one Chromosome that is two fused together. 

There are telomere sequences in the middle of the Chromosome, they usually appear at the ends of the Chromosome.  

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Sunday, 12 October 2025

Bombadier Beetle

The Bombadier Beetle has a biological weapon, their backside doubles as a gun. They can shoot burning hot acid out of their backsides to give predictors burns and put them off hunting them. 


The Bombadier Beetle does this by mixing Hydrogen Peroxide and Hydroquinone together in a chamber inside their abdomen. The two chemicals are present in separate glands in their abdomen but when they're mixed together they become a hot explosive acid. 

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