Tuesday 18 March 2014

Alcoholic Egg Anyone?

In HS 20 we recently completed a study of the Nervous System. Then we looked at two ailments of the Nervous System...concussions and FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). To see the effect of alcohol on living tissue, such as a fetus, we added one shot of vodka to a chicken's egg. Instantly you could see the proteins start to denature and the egg turn white! OMG!!!! We certainly learned why babies, who are born with FASD, exhibit the characteristics that they do----their CNS cells are destroyed! There certainly is no safe time or amount to drink if you are pregnant!

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