Term 2 Reflections

This term, I am quite pleased with my science results. From an F9 in term1, I have successfully managed to claw my way back into a decent result of B4 for science. I will continue to strive for excellence in the following terms. In term 2, the topics covered were writing chemical equations and a bit of physics in the aspect of light. Although my chemistry is not exactly my strongest subject (F9 in term1) however I managed to score quite decently in it and not flunk it like I did in term1. I could say I did well but not up to my previous expectations however that would be lying. I hope that in the coming terms I will be able to continue pulling myself up to score better for science and make my MSG drop as fast as a comet flying down from space. I am hoping to get an A1 for term3 and I will work towards my goal, 1 step at a time.

Intersting Article : H1N1

Article is at: http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/30/structure-of-influenza-virus/

This is an article about the H1N1 virus. It talks about some facts about the virus, its shape and the way it should look like under a telescope. The infectious particle is roughly spherical. It is an enveloped virus – that is, the outer layer is a lipid membrane which is taken from the host cell in which the virus multiplies.  Inside the lipid membrane are ‘spikes’, which are proteins which according to the website are known as glycoproteins. Beneath something known as the lipid membrane is a viral protein called M1, or matrix protein. The matrix protein forms a shell, which gives strength and rigidity to the something known as the lipid envelope.Inside something known as a viron, the thing that determines the genetic material of the virus, known as RNA, codes the virus. For the H1N1 virus, there are 8 RNAs, and each connect to several proteins, as shown from the diagram.