Gene Yang

Is it right to design our future babies? Nowadays, technology is the heart of our daily lives. It is extremely difficult to imagine our lives without the aid of technological devices, and it is undoubtedly the remarkable and beneficial improvements that technology brought in our lifestyle. There are many areas in which these advances aided human beings, and the most beneficial of them are found in the field of medicine. But, on occasions, these developments are taken too far, such as the…

Describe the chemical structure and function of DNA DNA is a fundamental molecule responsible for the growth and maintenance of the human body. Since the discovery of DNA and its double helix structure though the Watson-Crick Model, there has been a significant increase in the understanding of human disease and development of effective treatment. DNA’s specific chemical structure allows it to carry out its function which therefore maintains our survival. Deoxyribonucleic acid is a…

There are several strains of E. coli that exist, many of which are non-pathogenic in nature. E. coli forms a beneficial relationship in the intestinal tract, and takes on many helpful functions within the body. The functions include breaking down nutrients, developing signals to regulate the immune system, and even protection against other pathogens. The broad categories of E. coli are separated into diarrheagenic E. coli and extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli, which includes uropathogenic E.…

All living things are made of cells. One part of the cell is the cell membrane which allows molecules like oxygen and water in and out of the cell. The red blood cell is the most abundant cell in the human body whose job is to transport oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body. Something unique to the red blood cells is that they can change shape. This allows them to squeeze through capillaries without breaking. They also change shape in response to the environment. My task is to design…

Every year, approximately six-thousand parents are told by their doctor that their baby has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome. People born with this condition often struggle with health issues and social skills. Down’s is a chromosomal disorder that causes lifelong health and intellectual issues depending on its severity. Unfortunately, “Down syndrome is the most common genetic chromosomal disorder and cause of learning disabilities in children” (Mayo Clinic Staff). It not only influences how…

Alcohol Matthew J Rela Kean University HED 4333 Abstract This paper explores Huntington’s disease (HD) which is described as a genetic condition where a mutation occurs on the Huntington gene. This mutation has a specific pathophysiology that leads to the clinical manifestations of the disease. Due to the non-curable nature, the patient management is simply palliative care. Diagnostic and predictive testing can be performed; however, the results are merely to know if the mutation is…

Gene therapy held many possible promises when found in the beginning of the 1990’s. “Gene therapy was the answer to what ailed us” (The Gene Hunters). Gene therapy is defined as, “The application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of gene into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme” (Dictionary.com, 2005). This special field of medicine still holds promise for treating some types of genetic diseases, instead of just discovering their…

Francis Harry Compton Crick, is known by all to have received a nobel prize in physiology or medicine for his contributions in the discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA, and its structure. Although his accomplishments are incredible, the journey to them were even more so. Crick was born on june 8th in 1916 to a small town of Weston Favell, Northamptonshire located in the United Kingdom. Here Crick attended Northampton Grammar School, as a young boy. Later, Crick and his family…

scientists from the 21st are partaking in some form of genetic engineering. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), genetic engineering refers to “a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or novel…

What are Genetically Modified Foods? GMOs or Genetically Modified Organisms, are plants or a meat product that has altered DNA from scientists in a laboratory. In this process, scientists gather the DNA of other organisms and they force them into what they are modifying. Some examples from this are that some plants are injected with DNA that causes the plants to develop insecticides to fight insects that try to eat them, thus increasing the life of this plant so that it can provide the food that…