Genetic engineering used to be the thing the scientists experimented on plants and animals but now humans. I dont think its right to change the way people live life just to either look a little better or be a little smarter. It's okay in some situations, for instance when someone has really bad pain and it is never ending. We need something to fix it that is not pain killers. Instead we should just have surgery and never feel that amount of pain again but just enough pain to the point where we…
genetically identical copies of a biological entity. The copied material, which has the same genetic makeup as the original, is referred to as a clone. There are three different types of artificial cloning: gene cloning, reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning. Gene cloning produces copies of genes or segments of…
Microbes - bacteria, archaea, fungi, algae, protozoa and viruses - have been around for at least 3,500 million years and were the only life forms on Earth for most of that time. Microbiology is the study of these small organisms. A microorganism or microbe is an organism that is microscopic. The development of the microscope, along with the observations of various scientists, led to the discovery of microorganisms. It is thanks to Van Leeuwenhoek who is largely credited with the discovery of…
6F4Z1003- Genetics, Adaptation and Diversity Practical Report Section 1- Calculations and Pedigrees 1. In DNA extraction the proteins absorb light at 260nm and 280nm, especially the aromatic acids. 2. 250µg to nm, 250 x 1000 = 250,000ng. 3. 200ng/ml = 0.2µg/ml. 150µg/ml = 150,000µg/ml 250,000pg/µl = 250µg/ml 1mg/ml = 1000µg/ml ● 150,00µg/ml - HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF DNA ● 1000µg/ml ● 250µg/ml ● 0.2µg/ml - LOWEST CONCENTRATION OF DNA 4. Sodium dodecyl sulphate is used as a…
3. Results 3.1. Bumblebees We recorded a total of 98 bumblebee individuals (Bombus sp.) comprising 13 species (Appendix A, Table A.1). Sixty-four individuals belonging to 12 species were identified in managed meadows, and 34 individuals belonging to 8 species in abandoned meadows. Three of the total species were cuckoo bumblebees (Bombus [Psithyrus] sp). Five species were classified as long-tongued and 8 species as short-tongued. Total species richness and number of long-tongued species were…
independently in gametes. Although Mendel’s contribution to genetics isn’t wrong, there are some exceptions of inheritances that do not follow Mendel’s principles. Non-mendelian inheritance traits include maternal effects, epigenetics, and extranuclear genes. What makes traits non-mendelian is if their phenotypic patterns do not follow in accordance with Mendels laws. Maternal effects being one of the many exceptions to Mendels laws, involves the pattern of inheritance in which the phenotype of…
Deoxyribonucleic acid consists of a phosphate and deoxyribose backbone, and four different nitrogenous bases. These bases are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. Ribonucleic acid, the molecule formed in the transcription of DNA, is made up of phosphate, ribose, and adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil. The backbone of DNA consists of a phosphate bonded to a deoxyribose molecule. Deoxyribose is a sugar containing five carbons, and it is called deoxyribose as it is missing an oxygen atom on…
Transhumanism Transhumanism is when technology is involved in enhancing human life. Technology is a growing business in this century. The advancements have been major assets to human beings. The contributions of transhumanism include artificial hearts and exoskeleton technology. Every day a new invention of transhumanism is being processed to help make human life either better or easier. Humans should participate in the idea of transhumanism…
around the surface of a sphere. The corners of the structure are what we refer to as vertices, and each icosahedron comprises 12. These structures display a 2-3-5 symmetry, where there is 2-fold symmetry that rotates through the middle of the edges, 3-fold symmetry that rotates through the middle of each face, and 5-fold symmetry that rotates through the middle of the corners. These triangles are built from identical subunits, which in this cause prevent gaps from occurring between subunits,…
From both the article and the textbook, some of the unique qualities of humans are its bipedalism, large brain, complex language, and the ability to forge tools. Of all the traits listed above, bipedalism is one of the most vital. Not only was it essential for the survival and expansion of our species, but according to Darwin it is considered a key force for human evolution. (Ironically enough, one of the major health problems that people face today is living a sedentary life style.) Before we…