DNA barcoding

The potential for the inhibition of anti-apoptotic and RNAi pathways to enhance in vitro baculovirus biopesticide production Summary Baculoviruses are target specific virus infected a number of plant pests especially the lepidopterous pests. Baculovirus biopesticides have been used worldwide for decades. Although many have been done to enhance yields of baculovirus in vitro production, their large-scale production poses certain difficulties that limited the use. Apart from optimization of cell…

by absorption of DNA onto silica in the presence of high salt. Starting with the preparation and clearing of a bacterial lysate, then absorption of DNA, and finally the wash and elution of plasmid DNA are the three basic steps that conform the procedure. After the preparation and growth of the bacterial cell culture and the following clearing using centrifugation, the next step is purification…

Globalization, even with all its health disadvantages, should not come under fire so readily. The movement of goods, food and people have become an integral part of what we enjoy as a society that most of us take for granted, exotic fruits and vegetables available in our supermarkets almost every day of the year, competitively priced goods imported from other countries mean we have money left over for our hobbies and that vacation you take every year to visit other countries are all made…

Clones would not lose their identity and individuality, as Kass was concerned. Rather, it is impossible to replicate oneself. Even if the DNA codes for specific atoms and cells, the cells would not be identical to the original person. There are countless ways atoms can bind to molecules. Molecules will end up forming cells, which in turn will create tissues and organs. Since there are…

A genetically modified organism or GMO is any organism whose had its genetic material altered using genetic engineering techniques. We humans have been using selective breeding or artificial selection for a very long time. This process takes the desired traits of an organism and breeds them whilst weeding out the organisms lacking the desired trait are not bred. This was the precursor to what we now call genetic modification. In 1973, Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen created the first genetically…

DNA is the element of making an organism. It contains genetic information that can be applied to all kinds of functions required for living. DNA is a sequence of nucleotides which can be transcript to mRNA. When mRNA is formed, it can later on translate to tRNA where codon could be found. Codon is a set of nucleotide in tRNA which is directly related to the formation of amino acid. The combination of codon determines the characteristic of the amino acid. In other words, to make amino acids,…

Deoxyribonucleic Acid better known as DNA is housed in the cell’s nucleus where the genetic material is. DNA is a long molecule that forms a double helix, folded inside of the nucleus of the cell. The double strand of DNA is held together by hydrogen bonds. The double helix of DNA run head to tail. DNA is typically millions of base pair long (Shier, Butler, Lewis, 2016, p.94). Deoxyribonucleic Acid is one type of nucleic acid with the sequence of building blocks that hold information that…

The genetic information in an organism’s DNA ultimately determines its traits; however, if this genetic information is somehow altered (the arrangement of nucleotides changed) new traits can appear or a deformity might occur. When a cell fails to replicate properly and DNA that is produced is not identical to that of the original (as a result of changes made for various reasons), a mutation has occurred. Failures in replication can be caused by a large number of reasons, but some of the more…

Food is one of the most basic needs of a human to survive. We must eat for our bodies to produce energy for us to burn. Since we have made great advancements in technology we have been able to look toward our food and make advancements there as well. People are changing what they eat together and making more diverse recipes. Part of that means that food has to be available for consumption. These days the need for food has increased because of population increase and because of its use. So how…

Reproductive Cloning With constant new developments in science, society is forced to react and adapt. Along with these new developments, citizens are left questioning the ethics behind the experiment. Almost one hundred thirty years ago, society was introduced to the idea of cloning. It was not until the year nineteen ninety-six when the idea became reality and the first cloned mammal was born, Dolly the sheep. She set the grounds for the next cloned mammals to come. The process of cloning is a…