https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg Share what you know... en-us 2016-11-16 16:14:36 UTC 2026-01-12 06:30:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/139403337 The rod cells in the retina of the eye contain a red, light sensitive pigment named rhodopsin. ]]> 2016-11-22 16:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/139403337 https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510633 The process of converting the cis-retinal to the trans-retinal happens in picoseconds which allows us to see all the time. That's really fast😉🤓]]> 2016-11-29 14:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510633 https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510696 Carrots are actually a good thing for your eyes and not some superstition.carrots contain B-carotene which helps with the process of vision]]> 2016-11-29 14:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510696 https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510702 The trans-retinal complex with opsin is less stable than the cis-retinal complex]]> 2016-11-29 14:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510702 https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510756 Retinal isomerase is an enzyme that converts the trans-retinal back to Cis-retinal so the entire cycle can be repeated.]]> 2016-11-29 14:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510756 https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510794 The rod cells in the retina of the eye contain a red, light sensitive pigment called rhodopsin. The rods in our eyes help us see black & white, while the cone cells in our eyes help us to see colors.]]> 2016-11-29 14:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510794 https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510912 The process that allows us to see colors is a process that repeats itself over and over again rapidly]]> 2016-11-29 14:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheldon1/esohm3w5tqpg/wish/140510912