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There are millions of genes that are present in the human body. For the most part, genes are responsible for pairing DNA bases with the correct base, and directing the production of RNA molecules, which synthesizes proteins and regulates the expression of other genes, but when some genes are altered or manipulated during DNA replication, they can be very dangerous for the body, and can be possibly deadly. Some of the genes in our body that are mutated can play a positive role in the body in ways…

Lynchel Brumaire DNA, the genetic code of all organisms, can help in the analysis of the organisms evolutionary history. All organisms, alive and extinct, descended from one creature. As time went on mutations accumulated in the DNA sequence of the progeny. By sequencing the genetic code of an organism in relation to another, their evolutionary history can be placed onto a phylogenetic tree. In this experiment, DNA barcoding was used to to identify a species and place it onto a phylogenetic tree…

Poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide, or Kevlar, is a strong polymer that has been used in a wide range of applications from clothing to spacecraft. The material was chosen because of its relevance in my life as a musician due its application in marching snare drum heads. Kevlar's inception dates back to the late 1960s and early 70s in a DuPont facility, where a young woman named Stephanie Kwolek was researching high-performance fibers for use in reducing gasoline consumption in automobiles. Her…

A single Lactaid pill was grinded with a mortar and pestle. 120 mg of the ground up Lactaid pill was dissolved in 200 mL of 0.08 M phosphate buffer (7.7 pH) and the resulting solution was centrifuged to remove any capsule remains. Enzyme and Substrate Solution Preparation A blank tube was prepared by adding 5 mL 0.08 M phosphate buffer (7.7 pH) and 0.5 mL of 2.5 nM ONPG to a cuvette to zero the spectrophotometer with the spectrophotometer set to 420 nm. The substrate solutions were prepared…

Within the skeletal muscle cells, there are many organelles. Each cell contains a plasma membrane called the sarcolemma, covering the outer surface of the cell (Ivy Rose). The sarcolemma protects the muscle cell and allows for its shape to be kept. From the sarcolemma, tunnel-like extensions called transverse tubules pass through the muscle fiber (Ivy Rose). These transverse tubules connect the sarcoplasmic reticulum with the sarcolemma (Graham and Parker 117). The sarcoplasmic reticulum is a…

Mitochondrion is an organelle that exists within the cytoplasm of eukaryote cells, they are considered to be one of the most important organelles. Mitochondrion is usually oval in shape and can vary in size from 0.5 - 1µm. Mitochondrion is composed of a double membrane, the outer membrane is smooth and encompasses the organelle whereas the inner membrane is folded to form layered structures called cristae. In between the outer and inner membrane, is an area called the…

The proteome of M. paratuberculosis strain JTC303 CF was different from that of the CE. Specifically, CF proteins generally had lower pIs (4.4 to 5.5) and smaller masses (most s immune system loses control of the pathogen, or the pathogen begins active replication, the organism disseminates, and the host response shifts to a Th2 type immune reaction. The hallmark of this infection stage is production of detectable serum antibodies. A positive relationship has been shown between the level of…

said that active leukocidins consist of two separate protein components fast or F (LukF-PV) and slow or S (LukS-PV), based on their chromatography elution profiles (Table1).These leukocidins are cytotoxic only when both S and F subunits are combined (Woodin,…

Food tracking can be a daunting task to many, as it was to me when I first started. Before I started tracking my calories I had terrible eating habits and didn’t properly take care of my body. Now, it’s hard to go a day without tracking my calories since it has become such a normal part of my routine. Tracking my calories has become a daily ritual for me and has helped me improve upon my physical and mental ability, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy on my emotional and social wellbeing.…

There has been a lot of study done linking Toxoplasmosis so various neuropsychiatric disorders. These studies have shown a high positive correlation between these two conditions. A recent study has linked Schizophrenic and Toxoplasmosis indicating the infection to be causative agent in the increase of dopamine in brain of infected subjects (28). However Toxoplasmosis with respect to neurodegeneration has not been studied as much. Most of the studies that have studied the link between…