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function. Furthermore, I intend to also develop a LITAF gene knockout in Dictyostelium using various molecular techniques such as RNA interference, PCR amplification, cloning, transformation and Southern blotting. A gene knockout study will further elucidate LITAF function by allowing the identification of abnormalities during growth and development due to its gene inactivation. Dr. Robert Huber’s laboratory has already successfully conducted a gene knockout in Dictyostelium of Cln3, a protein…

What are the general findings of identical twins separated at birth? Identical twins separated at birth are not only in looks, they similar in behaviors throughout life, good or bad grades, use or non-use of alcohol, use or nonuse of illegal drugs, and type of family they get as adults. The text states that studies "clearly show that MZ (monozygotic) twins were far more similar in the traits of criminality." (Schram, & Tibbetts, 2014, p. 112) What implications do these findings have for the…

1. One of the main topics could be the drug resistance mechanisms of bacteria. 2. First, spontaneous mutation which changes the drug target or upregulate drug efflux. Second, Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) that the genes in bacteria acquire to become resistant. HGT can cause multidrug resistance in a genetic event which make the bacteria become resistance. Third, the ability of bacteria that they can form biofilm while they are being infected. The bacteria provide themselves protection to…

Cells are the basic units of life. Each cell has different functions and properties that make life diverse. In this experiment, we had to deal with infections in two people. In order to treat the infections, we had to conduct a Grams’ test to figure out what kind of infection the children had and then identify the antibiotic that would best treat the infection or if they were antibiotic-resistant bacteria. For this experiment, my hypothesis is that both culture’s A and B will not be…

comparatively numerous genes of Pithovirus equally distinguish it from the…

The human gut contains numerous organisms including bacteria, viruses and fungi. These gut microbes have co-evolved with host through for a very long time and at baseline, provide a beneficial relationship with the host. This paper will focus on bacteria, which are multiple factors more than human cells in number. These bacteria have a significant effect on humans and play a significant role in maintaining one’s health. Despite the countless research projects that target these bacteria, their…

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…

It is well known that plants contain an abundant source of medicinal properties. It has been estimated that between 25-50% of current prescription pharmaceutical drugs available are derived either directly or through semi-synthetic modifications of natural occurring substances aka the use of bioactive molecules. 
 Stated in the Cancer Therapy ; Fabricant and Farnsworth (2001), reported that 80% of 122 plant derived drugs were related to their original ethnopharmacological purposes.
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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…