1. Babies and alcohol

2. What happens when mommy drinks alcohol? OH

3. What happens to baby’s brain? Small head size Missing brain structures Scientists ask the question: Why?

4. What animal did scientists use to study this effect?

5. Why does alcohol hurt baby’s brain? Confuses poor RALDH2 What does RALDH2 do? Turns Vitamin A into Retinoic Acid RALDH2

6. How does ethanol confuse Mr. Enzyme? Mr. Enzyme gets stuck RALDH2

7. How can we solve the problem? Don’t drink alcohol Get lots of Mr. Enzyme RALDH2

8. Congratulations! You now understand how a chemical can hurt an enzyme in your body. Questions? One last question: Write down the name of your favorite science fiction movie/TV show/book