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    This intellectual stimulation, coupled with a desire to discover more about life’s mysteries, compels me to pursue a career in scientifc research. This summer, I worked in a cardiology laboratory at UCLA, looking at proteins associated with HDL to understand how atherosclerosis can be averted. After some experiments provided questionable results, I was given the task of confrming that the viruses we were working with had been packaged and identifed correctly. I spent weeks running DNA gels,…

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    Genetic Engineering: Ethical Considerations “Genetic engineering is the process of taking DNA from organisms, plants or animals and manipulating the cells by altering or repairing them to obtain or eliminate the traits desired.” (Judson & Harrison, 2015. Pg. 300). The abilities to change DNA and completely alter natural creation is in the hands of scientists all over the world. When we go to the grocery store and buy food, it could potentially be something that has been altered by…

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    Alex Rider Analysis

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    Alex Rider is a 14 year old boy who works for MI6, Britain's intelligence agency. His most recent mission has brought him to a correctional school for rich children in France, known as Point Blanc. Here, Alex notices that all the students besides his friend James Sprintz act almost exactly the same. Their manners, the way they talk, and even how fast they tap their fingers are almost the exact same. After a strange abduction one night, James himself becomes like the rest of the students. Alex…

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    WHO FIRST DISCOVERED MITOSIS? Mitosis was first discovered in the early 1880s by Walter Flemming. Walter Fleeming was a German biologist. He developed most of his study on cells and the chromosomes that are inside of cells. In 1878, the claimed that cell duplicate in the process called mitosis. Flemming died on August 4th, 1905. HOW DID MITOSIS GET IT NAME? "Mito-" which mean "thread" in Greek. The process of cell division are described as threads because during the process of…

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    (100965270) October 06, 2015 Carleton University Introduction The group I would like to nominate for The ‘Carleton Prize for Biotechnology’ is comprised of three well-known scientists, James Dewey Watson, an American geneticist; Francis Crick, a British molecular biologist, and Maurice Wilkins, an English physicist and molecular biologist. The three worked together and achieved a significant impact on biotechnology in terms of the discovery of DNA structure (the double helix)…

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    This article deals with gene therapy related issues. According to authors, gene therapy may substitute a defective gene sequence with its perfect version and thus, can cure severe diseases. The article is mainly focused on the progress and dilemmas of gene therapy in context of hemorrhagic disorders like Hemophilia. Authors also talk about those approaches, which are linked, with gene therapy’s clinical applications (Murphy & High, 2008). The article attracted me as it is relevant with use of…

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    Name: Maryam Sadiqa Group Members: Oralia Reyes Anny Then Anthony Mayers Date of lab performed: 06/4/16 Date of submission: 06/23/16 Lab Name: Genes in Human Population lab Page number: 57-66 Purpose of the lab: The purpose of this lab was to work with a partner and identify your partners and as well as your own phenotype and genotype. We did that by deeply observing our bodies and then determining whether we have the following traits. PTC, Darwin’s ear point, ear lobe attachment,…

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    Genetic Engineering Debate

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    Modification or alteration of deoxyribonucleic acid found in the chromosomes of a cell, otherwise known as genetic engineering, is beginning to grip more ground in the realm of scientific research and could possibly become a cornerstone for a completely technological future. With the growing curiosity and experimentation surrounding genetic engineering, there is also controversy sparking about the issue: should the government limit the research and abilities of genetic engineering? Not only has…

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    James Watson along with Francis Crick helped discover what we know about DNA today. They helped shape what we know about DNA and changed the world with scientific contributions. James Watson along with his colleagues helped shape the modern science of today with his many studies of DNA, cancer, and genomes. James Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 6th, 1928. When he was young he attended Horace Mann Grammar School for 8 years and then attended South Shore High School for two years.…

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    under the influence of Saint Francis made up her mind to lead religious life. Secretly leaving home at the age of 18, and with the guidance of Francis gave herself to God. St. Francis cut off her hair and gave her a rough brown habit to wear, tied with a plain cord around her waist. Her parents tried in every way to make her return home, but Clare would not. She went first to a Benedictine house, but when other women also wished to live the Franciscan way, St Francis set up a separate community…

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