Gene Sprague

with stories of those who jumped. Holden stating, “ “The Bridge” juxtaposes breathtaking scenes of the Golden Gate and its environs...with the harrowing personal stories of family members and friends of those who jumped.” and Emerson chiming in with how “Steel and his crew set up cameras to photograph the bridge from dusk to dawn over an entire year. In addition to capturing magnificent shots of the bridge in all its formidable glory...to catch jumpers and potential jumpers in the act.” He finds that the background music isnt up to par to the imagery in the film, “although its musical soundtrack (by Alex Heffes), while somber, doesn’t measure up to its imagery.” Holden focuses on the film’s audio narratives of the suicide victims; from Gene Sprague, diagnosed with depression, to Lisa Smith, a schizophrenic, to Kevin Hines, diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Holden states that learning about the victims’ situations has helped him come to the conclusion that,“ The fact that so many people choose an earthly paradise in which to end their lives reinforces the film’s intimation that people’s hopes of ending psychic suffering by moving to a more pleasant place may be futile. If suicidal impulses are your demons, they will probably accompany you to the place of salvation.” Emerson on the other hand focuses more on statistics, “In the United States, about 30,000 people kill themselves every year, almost twice as many as kill one another. The Golden Gate Bridge, where 20-plus people…

transcription factors from binding with DNA. NF-kB is a protein complex that is responsible for controlling cytokine production, transcription of DNA, cell survival, and plays a key role in regulating the body’s immune response to infection. It is important for IkBa is be present in cells and carry out its role because incorrect regulation of the NF-kB protein complex has been linked to cancer, viral infections, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, septic shock, and irregular development…

Mohammad Neaz SCC 101, 115A Dr. Jennifer Vance 6/5/17 Genetically Modified Organisms Genetically modified organisms, more commonly known as GMOs is the process where genes from the DNA of one organism are taken and unnaturally forced into a completely different organism, whether a plant or even an animal. The genes being relocated into another organism possibly derive from animals, viruses, bacteria, insects, and humans. This process is done in a laboratory mostly in regards to foods and…

There are few genes dedicated to olfactory sense and they are similar in all organisms capable of detecting smell. My Dispute Statement: There are many genes that are used for detecting smell in organisms and by common descent, these similar genes change over time in different organisms. The genes that are dedicated to smell aren’t exactly the same, but mutated and changed to fit each chemical smell. These scent genes cannot be changed dramatically though as big mutations may cause the…

Ricki Lewis’s The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It tells the tale of gene therapy’s rocky road from a wild idea people considered to be a “daydream” to a growing field providing lucky individuals with treatment to prevent their life-shattering genetic diseases. In her novel, Lewis discusses two major biological concepts: mutation and gene expression. To give the reader the molecular basis for genetic disorders, mutation is briefly addressed. Lewis gives two different examples…

Mutation in the silencing gene SIR4 can delay aging in S. cerevisiae Gene mutations that affect silencing at HM loci, telomeres and other regions of the chromosome have been shown to relate to stress resistance and aging in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. S. cerevisiae is a species of yeast in which goes through asymmetrical cellular division. Its lifespan is measured by the number of cellular divisions the mother cell is able to complete before death. In the research study by Kennedy et al, the…

Genetic Modification The conventional genetic alteration of the makeup of plants has been occurring for millennia; harvesting the seeds from the best crops and planting them years down the line; breeding and crossbreeding certain genes to make foods grow bigger and give them a sweeter taste. Through this intuitive process, humans have managed to transform the small, wild tomato into a number of different varieties: from big to small, beefsteak to grape, revolutionizing the food industry with…

your child’s life. Around 95% of all gene therapy process results in failures, including disorders, gene mutations or even death (Bohlin). In other words, there is a less than 5% chance that the child will receive the positive, intended results. With these success rates it’s important to ask if it’s worth the chance of doing permanent damage to a child who didn’t even have a say in this process. If the parents chose not to have the procedures done, then there are plenty of other solutions out…

Genetic Engineering Throughout history, humans experience many changes whether it is good or bad. Some of these changes can bring issues into the world. One of these “issues” that humans know today is genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is one of the well known creations known to man kind. However people believe that this creation of alternating Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) can have its negative effects just as it has it positive effects.(“Genetic engineering of animals”). Genetic…

Gene Therapy and Genetic Engineering in Human Beings We, as human beings, all start off the same way. A lucky sperm meets an egg and forms the beginning of a whole new life. From that very moment it is predetermined in our DNA that we will have a certain color of hair, be of a certain height, and what color that our eyes will be. Then, approximately nine months later we are welcomed into the world carrying with us every trait that our DNA tells us to have. People will come in to see the miracle…