Telomere

For my first museum visit I went to the Dali museum in St. Petersburg on the 26th of March. The visit as a whole was fascinating and I got to see several paintings that were intriguing. For this assignment, however, I am going to talk about one piece in particular and that is Galacidalacidesoxiribunucleicacid. This piece stood out to me for a couple different reasons. First, was obviously the name. It appears to be a blend of Gala Dali, his crush over whom he obsessed, and deoxyribonucleic…

Antecedents of frailty According to Walker & Avant (2005), antecedents of a concept are events which have to take place before a concept occurs. From the literature reviewed, the antecedents of frail older adults include cellular and molecular changes, individualization and cumulative factors, system dysregulations and system impairments as described below: Cellular and Molecular Changes: at this level accumulating cellular and molecular destruction becomes decisive, because the processes of…

On June 23, 1858 a well established Medical Practitioner named Antoine Prosper Marfan and his wife Adelaïde Thuries bought a new life into the world. Antoine Prosper and Adelaide’s son was named Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan. Bernard’s father, Antoine Prosper had refused to accept his son’s choice in pursuing a career in the medical field. Prosper later gave up on arguing with his son and Bernard went off to study at a medical school in Toulouse, France. Two years went by and Bernard decided to go…

HeLa cells are cancer cells that come from a human’s cervix. These cells were the first of human cancer cells to be continuously cultured and led to many other strains of cells that could also be used for experimentation. When a cell is cultured that means that the cell is removed from an animal or plant and instead grown in an artificial environment. These cells were important to study because they grow extremely fast if they have the right conditions and enough space. Most cancer cells do…

at risk to maintain a stable and healthy status. Furthermore, it is important to note many factors that have contributed to the rise of hypertension disease in African Americans .For example, psychological stress, and risky lifestyle behavior and telomere dysfunction (Duraimani et al, 2015). It is also important to know that hypertension can be under control to prevent further damage. For instance, individual that have been screened and diagnose with high blood pressure can receive assistance…

Werner’s syndrome (WS) is a very rare autosomal recessive disease that will cause premature aging for both men and women, where symptoms may start showing up during or after puberty and will continue on through their entire lifetime.1 This being said, there is a great disproportion between a patient’s real age and the perceived appearance age. A patient that is diagnosed with WS will age progressively faster than its peers, and the median lifespan is around 54 years of age.2 Another name for…

In Blackness We Trust Tatyana Tandanpolie Pickerington High School North  In Blackness We Trust Pride. Denotatively, it means having a high opinion of yourself in regards to who you are and what you’ve accomplished. However, to many its meaning often spans farther than the average dictionary definition. In America, pride is a key part of our national identity. We take pride in the Pledge of Allegiance and the symbolic meaning behind each star and stripe on our flag. We take pride in our…

All my life I have known myself for having freckles, but I was not born with them. They started to develop when I was five years old. Throughout my life, my experiences with people that have freckles has not been good. They usually do not seem to like their freckles and feel insecure about their appearances. However, based on a research that I have decided to conduct to expand my knowledge about the subject, “freckles are natural” (“What Causes Freckles?”). Sometimes people that I meet on a…

The rare disease known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disorder that causes newborn children to age more rapidly than normal. HGPS belongs to a group of progeroid syndromes that can classified as segmental disorder that affect many tissues and organs and display symptoms that resemble physiological aging. This disorder unfortunately results in a short life span for those affected. It is reported that it occurs about 1 in 8 million births around the globe. (Arancio,…

Discuss the similarities and differences in DNA replication between eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Are the changes in eukaryotes adaptations? Explain. Introduction Before we start our discussion, let us refresh our memories; cells are the absolute smallest building blocks of life, each manifesting a sophisticated design. Broadly speaking, the cells are divided in eukaryotes that contain membrane-bound organelles; and prokaryotes that do not (Diffen, 2007)—in short, prokaryotes are both simpler and…