After completing his military service, Joshu Osmanski enrolled in the
School of Continuing Studies and is now a student of Biochemistry at
Tulane University. The subject is fascinating and encompasses an
enormous amount of knowledge that allows students to develop a deeper
understanding of the many chemical processes that are related to organic
life. There are many interesting facts that have been discovered
because of research into the subject, some of which may be quite
surprising.
- If you were able to stretch out your DNA from a single cell, the resulting strand would be an astonishing two meters in length.
- The human body is exceptionally rich in carbon, so much so that the average person would be able to provide enough for the creation of nine thousand graphite pencils.
- Peppers taste hot because of a substance called capsaicin. Interestingly, birds are entirely immune to the sensation this substance generates.
- The substance that allows cows to digest grass is Beta-amylase. The human body does not contain this, which is why we are unable to process grass should we choose to consume it.
- You may think that humans and bananas have very little in common, however, we actually share 60% of our DNA with the popular fruit.
- Every letter appears on the periodic table except for ‘J’.
- The nails on your longest fingers grow faster than those on your shortest fingers, with fingernails in general growing four times faster than toenails.
