Krebs Cycle Revisted

[mendyweiss]

Hey Steve,
The Krebs cycle.
What was all the hoopla about in high school ?

[Crossweird]

Hey Steve,
The Krebs cycle.
What was all the hoopla about in high school ?

I had a Green Machine, but not in high school.

[Coach]

Hey Steve,
The Krebs cycle.
What was all the hoopla about in high school ?
Maynerd Krebs...he was the coolest.

[Dr Steve]

Hey Steve,
The Krebs cycle.
What was all the hoopla about in high school ?

It's interesting that you ask that...I remember that damn Krebs Cycle to this day. The thing about it is that it was one of the first complete metabolic cycles ever worked out, and it's the reason you and I are alive.

The Krebs Cycle (also called the TCA cycle, among other things) is the mechanism by which we extract energy from things like glucose. The reaction occurs in the mitochondria, which are weird little organelles that probably were once bacteria. Fun fact about mitochondria, they're passed down from mother to child without being sullied by the father's DNA. You can use mitochondrial dna to determine where your mother's ancestry lies. Pretty kewl.

here's a nice animation of the krebs cycle for your enjoyment:

http://www.johnkyrk.com/krebs.html

[jauble]

here's a nice animation of the krebs cycle for your enjoyment:

http://www.johnkyrk.com/krebs.html

Oh no, now I feel dumb again.