What is the difference between an enzyme and a hormone?
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You can’t hear an enzyme.
The joke “What’s the difference between an enzyme and a hormone? You can’t hear an enzyme” is a play on words that relies on the double meaning of “hormone.” In a biological context, enzymes and hormones are both molecules that regulate chemical reactions in the body, but they function differently. The humor comes from the pun on “hormone,” which when spoken, can sound like “whore moan.” The joke suggests that you can “hear” a hormone because of its phonetic similarity to “whore moan,” while you can’t “hear” an enzyme because it has no such double meaning. The joke is a blend of scientific terminology and risqué humor.
enzymes act as a catalyst for a reaction, and hormones act as messengers that trigger various functions in the body
I agree with you my man, hormones act as messenger of good ahem ahem *cough* *cough*
you don’t pay to hear an enzyme