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other cancers. This kind of therapy has seen significant results in sickle cell anemia, a blood disorder (Allman 25). Through experiments, the grafting of skin cells is shown to repair the skin of burn victims, while also showing promise in growing corneas for the blind. Pancreatic cells can be used to grow a completely new liver for diabetics, helping them a way to normally produce insulin. It is even possible that it might lengthen a human’s average lifespan, since aged or dying organs can be…

Identification of Unknown Carbohydrates Using Various Biochemical Techniques Practical Assessment LO1 Introduction: The experiment conducted involved subjecting six samples of unknown carbohydrates to different methods of identification, this is involved several reagents including Benedict’s reagent, Barfoed’s reagent and iodine solution, these reagents provided the investigation with credible and accurate results as the reagents stated above give good indicative results to the types of…

You were born with the ability to change someone’s life, so why not take advantage of it. There’s many people out in this world who deserve a second chance, and would do anything to keep living. While there’s many people out there who don’t even care about other’s and aren’t willing to help them have a second chance. Organ donations is the process of giving an organ or a part of an organ for the purpose of transplantation into another person. It doesn’t take a lot to become an organ donor, blood…

Smoking and the relations to glaucoma have been linked only with the thickness of the cornea not necessarily the increased risk or onset (Doucette, Rasnitsyn, Seifi, and Walter, 2015). Due to the high risks that nicotine and the carcinogens smoking effects the body, there is no concrete evidence as of 2009 for increased risk for PAOG (Pasquale…

Legalization of Marijuana Great strides have been made in marijuana research since the 1970’s movie Up in Smoke was made; however, the lazy, stoner stigma played by hippies Cheech and Chong still exists in society today. Marijuana doesn’t just come with a buzz though; it comes with many other uses and benefits. It should be legalized not only for its health benefits, but for the money it would generate to our economy and for its benefits that cut down on crime rates related to policing it from…

the bell that coordinates their pulsing movements, a feature found elsewhere only in the crown jellyfish. Whereas some other jellyfish have simple pigment-cup ocelli, box jellyfish are unique in the possession of true eyes, complete with retinas, corneas and lenses. Their eyes are set in clusters called rhopalia, located in pockets halfway up the outer, flat surfaces of the bell. Each contains two rhopalial ocelli with lenses, one directed upwards and the other downwards and inwards towards the…

Although the use of the coca plant dates back as far as 3000 B.C when the Incas would chew on the leaves to offset the effects of living at a high altitude, cocaine was not discovered until 1859 when "German chemist Albert Niemann first extracted cocaine from the coca plant 's leaves" (History of Cocaine Dec. 9, 2016). Unfortunately, even after the discovery of cocaine, it wasn 't until the 1880 's when research into the medical applications of the drug truly began. (History of Cocaine Dec. 9,…

Making tests for skin irritation or eye irritation where rabbits have a substance applied to their eye or skin so the effects can be documented (cosmetics) unnecessary. These tests include, “cornea-like 3D tissue structures produced from human cells. Likewise, human skin cultures can be grown and purchased” (@peta. “testing). Many people say that these test can be more accurate due to the fact that it uses actual human cells. While the tests…

Throughout psychological healthcare, art and design-oriented fields, the alternative/holistic medicine industry, and the American economic market are the implementation of colors to promote a particular product or service. First introduced by ancient Egyptians in the sixth millennium BC, color has been utilized to capture one’s attention and to inspire emotions within the observer. Although a lack of scientific research exists, the research that is in existence supports color theory. It has…

In the United States alone, approximately 100 million animals die each year, due to the adverse effects of animal testing. The majority of these casualties are a result of cosmetic companies’ intensive experimentation methods. Additionally, the procedure of animal testing has many issues such as fallacious results, various limitations in the testing process, and most importantly, the scarifications of numerous animals. Not only does does it cause detrimental effects to the subjects, but it also…