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Is food in grocery stores genetically modified and is there a way to know? Food companies have disputed whether or not to include labels on genetically modified foods. Food companies do not want to be required to label their food because many people prefer not eating foods that are not genetically modified. Although it costs nothing for food companies to put the label on their food, they still refuse. If food is genetically modified, then the consumer should gain knowledge through labelling.…

Biochemical Unknown I. Introduction Cultural Characteristics or morphology and biochemical tests can be used to identify and classify microorganism. By culturing microorganism in nutrient broth, slants, and on nutrient agar plates, the cultural characteristics or morphology can be determined. In this lab, the test tube 2 was incubated in a nutrient broth. The pigmentation of the tube was yellow. The media for test tube 2 was turbid. There were a few sediment on the bottom of the broth. In…

The most devastating use of biological warfare agents happened during World War II, when the Japanese Imperial Army unleashed plague, cholera, typhoid, and other diseases against Chinese civilians, killing an estimated 300,000 (“The Biological Weapons Threat”). In the movie, V for Vendetta, England is set during in a dystopian future where a totalitarian government has been established. The film stars Hugo Weaving, who plays a freedom fighter named V, and Natalie Portman, who plays Evey, a young…

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is a major global health problem and it ranks alongside Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as a leading cause of death worldwide. According to the estimates of WHO global tuberculosis report of 2015, there were 9.6 million people who developed TB and 1.5 million who died from the disease in 2014. 1.2 TRANSMISSION AND PATHOGENESIS OF TB TB infection occurs when…

Term Paper: The Effects of Foodborne Illness of Escherichia coli in Leafy Greens Introduction Food is a necessary and many times pleasurable part of everyday life. Bacteria are also a necessary part of everyday life, but not often thought of as pleasurable. Humans are made up of approximately 103 cells, and harbor about 104 bacteria cells (Davis 1996). It is shocking that the human body hosts more bacteria cells than its own body composition. Fortunately, most of these bacteria that live on…

services framework and legislative general wellbeing organizations. These organizations depend on therapeutic services suppliers to supply the information that is the reason for sickness observation. E.g. in doctors who analyzed the main instances of Bacillus anthracis were fundamental in perceiving and reacting to the bioterrorism…

Imagine this situation: Jennifer walks into a supermarket, and she goes through the aisles, buying a majority of healthy fruits, veggies, and lean meats. She undergoes this same shopping trip every week, believing eating a diet replete with healthy fruits, veggies, and proteins will lead to a long, healthy life. However, fifty years from now, Jennifer finds out she has cancer. How could this happen? Jennifer never acknowledged the difference between genetically modified and non-genetically…

Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is an acute and potentially life-threatening infection caused by toxins released from the bacteria Clostridium tetani. It is commonly found in soil, fecal matter and dust in areas that tend to by hot and humid. The bacteria enter the body through open wounds or cuts, causing bacterial infection in those that have not been vaccinated or have not received the proper vaccination. Tdap should be administered in three doses during normal childhood vaccinations and it…

Identifying a bacteria based off of physical characteristics is almost impossible due to the commonality of shapes and physical features. Because of this, a wide range of biochemical tests were preformed in order to better identify the bacteria. Being able to identify an unknown was the most interesting part of the microbiology lab this semester, as well as, being able to preform the various tests. Proper aseptic technique was used throughout the semester and followed during all biochemical…

Chitin is the second most abundant natural polysaccharide consisting of β(1→ 4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) units in a linear form. Chitin is insoluble in water and mainly exists in two crystalline (α- and β-) forms. The α-chitin consists of sheets of tightly packed alternating parallel and antiparallel chains (1) and is abundant in the exoskeleton of arthropods, insects, fungi, and yeast cell walls. The chains are arranged in parallel orientation in β-chitin (2), which occurs less…