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In the reading, the author claims that existence of the actual tissue in dinosaur fossil is not implausible by pointing out three different explanations in favor of this statement due to the perusing regarding T.rex leg bone. However, finding all the ideas dubious, the lecturer totally repudiates the claim and presents some conspicuous evidence to the contrary. At first, the author argues that the soft flexible substance inside the bone channel may indicate residue of the real blood vessels in T…

chromosome is duplicated or copied. Each half of a duplicated chromosome is the chromatid. In body cells, most chromosomes are found in pairs that have the same size and structure. These homologous chromosomes carry the same genes, but a pair of them may have different versions of the genes they carry. One chromosome pair is made up of sex chromosomes, which control the development of sexual characteristics. They are called X and Y characteristics in humans. Cells with a pair of every chromosome…

from ambiguity. Soultions might include the opportunity to offer training and expertise by the multinational companies, providing jobs which could additionally benefit the community. Additionally no patenting should be allowed the future. The patent system was designed for machines but not biology. Personally I believe bioprospecting has immense potential in vastly building and enriching our sources of new therapeutic agents and is important tool for drug discovery. It builds an entirely…

the shell life of tomatoes by inserting a gene into its DNA. There are also other crops that have been modified to resist pest without the use of harmful pesticides. Pesticides can unintentionally alter the balance of the ecosystem by killing various of species or contaminating clean water. However, there is a growing opposition to genetically modified organisms on the basis of health. Scientist can make multiple copies of DNA through a process called gene cloning. First, the DNA of…

The Sangers dideoxy sequencing method uses the dideoxynucleotide triphosphates (ddNTPs) as DNA chain terminators. For this method to work effectively, it requires the following: a DNA primer, a single –stranded DNA template, radioactively or fluorescently labelled nucleotides, a DNA polymerase, and modified nucleotides that play a role in terminating the DNA strand elongation. The DNA sample is divided into four separate sequencing reactions, containing the DNA polymerase and all four standard…

The peat bogs at Lindow Moss date back to the last ice age and were formed by holes of melting ice; they are now a tenth of their original size. Bogs often lead to the preservation of organic materials, particularly human remains, being acidic, cold, and devoid of oxygen. The brown colour of the skin, leathery texture, and appearance of human remains preserved in a bog are due to a type of moss that grows in bogs and when dead, lets out a substance that causes a tanning process. During 1980s CE…

and its function (Trigueros-Motos et al 1286). It is highly unlikely for HGPS to be inherited, because most individuals who possess HGPS do not live to the age of reproduction. Because this condition is known to be heterozygous, this means that the gene that expresses the phenotype for HGPS is a dominant allele. The mutation at codon 608 is on chromosome one, meaning that the mutation is autosomal, and not an X-linked trait. The reason this genetic disorder is not more common for a dominant…

5. How does Leishmania tropica evade the immune system? Leishmania tropica surface molecule glycoprotein 63 (gp36) is found throughout the parasite surface and has the potential to degrade immunoglobulins, complement factors, and lysosomal proteins (Olivier et al. 2005). Gp36 can cleave C3b into an inactivated form and C3bi will appear on the surface of the membrane and hinders the formation of C5 convertase (Gupta et al. 2013). It is also able to use C3bi to bind to complement receptor 3…

Recently, mycobacteriophage has become an increasingly popular source of research in the western world. Phage was first discovered in 1910 by Felix d’Herelle who saw a series of plaques on a bacterial lawn [3]. After five years had passed he decided to further investigate the material contained in the plaques, which he named “Bacteriophage” [3]. Bacteriophages are a family of viruses that's main function is to infect bacterial cells. Bacteriophage contains basic physical features including a…

The Structure and Function of Monomeric Actin Caroline Lussier The Protein Data Bank is a free, updated archive and resource containing information about the structure of macromolecules including proteins and nucleic acids. This material allows users to better understand and compare the building blocks of life. More specifically, this database can help users to draw conclusions about how large molecule conformations help to determine the direction of drug development. The Protein Data Bank has…