Gene Youngblood

Everyday millions of people are born with mutations, harmful diseases, as well as being in a tragic event like fire, frost bite, or other events losing skin or body parts. Today we have progressed further and further into science. Scientist have discovered a new method called Tissue Engineering. By using cells to create a new tissue or even a working organ, they then are able to be put back inside the hosts body like nothing ever happened for people all over the world. This method is being used…

There are many careers or occupations that require the knowledge and use of genetics. Among these are virologists and pharmacologists. A virologist is a person who studies virology, which is “the study of virus and virus-like agents, including (but not limited to) their taxonomy, disease-producing properties, cultivation and genetics” (Mestrovic, 2015, para. 1). I could say that a day in the life of a virologist would start in his/her office, which is the laboratory, where he/she would perform…

Altering the genes of a human adult is a procedure that is already taking place in America today. However, altering the genes of embryos is similar to altering adult genes, but involve different steps of eliminating unwanted genes. The main aspect of altering embryos is that there has to be a large amount of them to work with. For example, in order to properly alter the genes of an embryo, scientist created 58 embryos from the sperm of a male with the mutation and combined them a female donor…

introduced to the plasmid that had the antibiotic resistant gene.The LB/amp had growth to it because it was not introduced to any new molecules or chemicals. The po The other plates had growth because they was introduced to the antibiotic resistant gene that made the bacteria able to grow. The positive control of the experiment was the LB plate, because the environment was not changed by any plasmids or antibiotics, which caused this agar plate to serve as the basis of the experiment. The…

Human genes should not be altered due to the negative effects that come. Researchers claim that this procedure is accurate and precise, but even the most accurate technology can have different effects on certain people. If something goes wrong or if there is a mistake, the outcome is permanent. According to Patra, “This could be fatal in human genetic engineering creating problems ranging from minor medical problems, to death.” (para 5). If the CRISPR is not 100% correct, then not only a disease…

Think of having a world where we are all have genes from “three parents”. When a woman or mother has mitochondrial disease scientist take a healthy nucleus from the mother’s egg that has damaged mitochondria in it and place it in an egg from a healthy donor. That egg, which is now carrying genetic material of two women, is fertilized by the male sperm and implanted into the mother (Nazir). This scientific research is called “Three Parent Genetic Babies”. Britain has become the first country in…

Mapping, and Sharing, the Consumer Genome Analysis Someone knowing who you are, what you like, and where you live is such a scary thought. In the article entitled “Mapping, and Sharing, the Consumer Genome”, Natasha Singer explains who this someone is, this someone is the company named Acxiom. Acxiom is a huge data collecting company, collection data on consumers. Singer gave readers a better understanding of what the consumer genome is and how it is being used every day. However to get a…

Gene Expression Paper RESULTS The hypothesis is that as the amount of lactose increases in a treatment, the higher the enzyme production and activity. A total of six treatments were done in order to determine whether the amount of lactose in a substance correlates with the amount and production of b-galactosidase. Experiment 1: The use of OD600 as an indicator of bacterial population size. In addition, the use of Abs 420 as an indicator of protein production. Then the Miller units of…

positive Phenylketuria, you will need to take additional test that will confirm that you have a Phenylketonuria. In order to process this test, it needs a blood or urine sample. You can get a genetic testing, which is optional, but looks for mutation in gene that causes Phenylketonuria. Pregnant woman can take a prenatal DNA test to see if their child will be born with Phenylketonuria. Health Care provider will take some cell from abdomen or vagina. The faster you find newborns with…

How do we know that genes are made of DNA? In the 1920s, scientists agreed that genes are located on chromosomes, and they already knew that DNA and proteins make up chromosomes. They assumed that genes were made of proteins because DNA is chemically simple and proteins are not, but this was proven to be wrong. In the late 1920s, a great discovery was made by Fred Griffith while studying Streptococcus pneumonia (pneumococcus). He found that pneumococci come in a pathogenic form and a harmless…