1. Our New Organelle Design

2. Nitrosolvo  Nitrosolvo means “to dissolve nitrogen”  Name has Latin origins  Organelle is located in red blood cells  Red blood cells are located in the bloodstream

3. Decompression Sickness  Your lungs inhale a certain amount of nitrogen in the air  When you are under water the nitrogen in your lungs becomes more dense because there is more pressure  The body seeks equilibrium with your lungs by diffusing nitrogen into muscle tissue and bones

4.  When you ascend towards the surface of the water the pressure of the nitrogen in your lungs decreases and the pressure of nitrogen in your blood and tissues decreases  When you ascend too quickly nitrogen will rush out of your blood in bubble form, causing decompression sickness  Symptoms include: headache, fatigue, rash, joint pain, paralysis, tingling, unconsciousness, or death

5. Nitrosolvo’s Structure

6. Nitrosolvo’s Functions  Nitrosolvo engulfs nitrogen bubbles  Enzymes eat nitrogen bubbles  Enzymes then release gas  The gas dissolves into bloodstream

7. Nitrosolvo’s Interactions  cell membrane: the organelle is stationed in the cell membrane  lysosomes: the waste from the outside of the bubble is transported to the lysosome  mitochondrion: the organelle gets its energy from the mitochondrion because it has to change shape to let in the nitrogen bubbles.

8. Positive Effects Positive Effects  Helps those who experience pressure changes  Decreases risk of death by decompression sickness or “the bends”  Mainly effects divers, sperm whales, and those in airplanes that lose cabin pressure

9. Negative Effects  Nitrosolvo may allow a smaller amount of nitric oxide of nitric oxide  Nitric oxide helps muscles relax and increase blood flow

10. Project Inspiration  In one episode of House MD in which a man gets “The Bends” from Scuba Diving, surfacing too quickly, and then boarding a plane.  We wanted to learn about decompression sickness because it is not well known and the topic of pressure arose in class  After discussing the episode in class we decided to create an organelle that would allow the body to naturally adapt to changes in pressure

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