Epigenetics

Binge drinking is known as the pattern of drinking that raises blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels to 0.08 g/dL [3]. Typically, the pattern occurs after 4 drinks for women and 5 drinks for men in the period of 2 hours [3]. According to Shukla et. al, alcohol overconsumption through binge drinking is an emerging major health concern common in young adult population in US and generally around the globe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six adults binge…

Are women and men born or are they made by society’s values and expectations? The terms of sex and gender are often confused or interchanged mistakeably by people and most people think they are the same (Woolfolk and Margets, 2013, p. 4). Sex refers to the biological form of male and female to which you were born with the accompanying internal and external attributes but gender is to reference ‘male’ or ‘masculine’ and ‘female’ or ‘feminine’ qualities as defined by cultural, psychological,…

It was an honor to have Dr. Jeremy Boss deliver an informative presentation regarding his current research. Dr. Boss presentation was entitled; “Epigenetic regulation of adaptive immune responses”. Dr. Boss’ research is conducted at the illustrious Emory University of Medicine. At his institution, Dr. Boss research efforts are focused around microbiology and immunology. His efforts are to find out how to stop the adaptive immunity diseases. During his presentation, Dr. Boss stated that the…

There are many factors that affect the risk of an adolescent becoming one of the eight percent. The risk of generational drug abuse is affected by a combination of one’s socioeconomic status (SES), the brain’s processing of certain chemicals, and epigenetic inheritance from the parent. One’s SES plays a large role not only in an adolescent becoming an addict, but as to what substance they will become addicted to. People of different SES tend to use different substances. For example, people who…

of genomes in the same organism. It is one of the major causes of speciation; thus, is it plays a major evolutionary role in angiosperm development. Its genome undergoes remarkable changes in function and structure through genetic and epigenetic changes. Epigenetic changes are mediated by RNA and chromatic remodeling and occur vie regulatory pathways. Genetic changes occur through deletion, mutations, loss of DNA sequence, transposition, and translocation. There are several significant effects…

Over the course of past few decades, epigenetic concept is a fast-expanding area that related studies have particularly focused on to shed a new light on the disease development circumstances. A bulk of investigations has focused on the role of 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) in CpG-rich regions, known…

news. The good news is that scientist are learning to envelope drugs that treat illnesses by scenting bad genes and jump-starting the good ones. The bad news is the life style choices that people make such as overeating or smoking can effect the epigenetic marks in your DNA in ways that cause the genes for obesity that's acts to strongly and the genes for longevity to express themselves to weakly. I found it interesting that researchers…

One of the qualities of lead that make it one of the most highly studied heavy metals is its ability to enter and distributes into the body’s organ systems. Inorganic lead is absorbed by coming into contact with the skin, ingestion, and inhalation.* It is debated whether ingestion of lead or inhalation of lead caused the most significant damage and which one occurs more frequently. The physiological effects of lead can be seen soon after exposure. The uptake of lead in the body is influenced by…

At the same end of the spectrum, environmentalists also believe that the environment is the primary influence on a person’s development. Along with John Locke, environmentalists believed “their basic assumption is that at birth the human mind is a tabula rasa (a blank slate) and that this is gradually filled as a result of experience” (Mcleod n.pg.). When children have unique experiences such as social interactions, exposure to different culture, or education, they grow certain traits from these…

Dierick, 2004). With such a rich genome, the fruit fly offers hope to thousands of people suffering from epigenetic conditions, and may even move on too more. Today, the fruit fly is being used in studies of insomnia, and someday could help people get a better sleep at night.…