Gene Youngblood

scientific community, has formed an opinion of Genetic modification. Genetic Modification has been done for thousands of years but most people don’t even realize this. Genetically modified organisms are not limited to scientists adding or removing genes in a controlled lab setting but are a broad and general term that can be applied to any animal that has been changed by humans to meet our needs.…

A clone is genetically identical to its ancestor. In like manner, duplication is a form of copying something else exactly for what it is. Set in Britain during the 1990s, Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go is established in a parallel world, one in which cloning is allowed. Cloning is supported for the sake of an accessible way of providing spare body parts for necessary transplants (Ishiguro 261). In this world, these clones have a more limited life span than a normal human being, with each clone…

Abstract Plasmids are circular clusters of DNA that carry valuable genes that help a host survive. The process of transformation can occur and the genetic material of the cell can be altered with a plasmid. However, the cell must be competent so it has the ability to take in DNA from the environment in order for transformation to occur properly. The E.Coli was treated with CaCl2 in order for the cell to be competent. The presence or absence of ampicillin is used to test the E.Coli’s competence…

Hypothesis: If I were to extract DNA without proper chemicals and equipment, the result DNA would become faulty or poor quality for further investigation My hypothesis predicts that if we were to use improper or non-lab chemicals, the result DNA would become faulty and would result in an inadequate samples for further studies, it would seem that if we were to extract DNA without chemicals like lysis solution, concentrated salt solution, resuspenstion buffer, ethanol or isopropyl alcohol, it…

Twin studies have been an important element in scientific research considering the distinct genetic likeness between identical twins (Dovey, D., 2015). Identical (monozygotic) twins have the same heredity due to the fertilization of one egg by a single sperm, and fraternal (dizygotic) twins develop separately from two ova fertilized by separate sperms, hence with different heredities (Holzinger, K. J., 1929). Even though researchers have recently concluded a combination of genetics and…

dangerous to apply in our daily lives without being aware of the exact outcomes. Genetic engineering allows scientists to modify the genes in the crops grown to produce bigger and faster growing plants that resist diseases. They can be customized to thrive in harsh environments. This breakthrough hints at the possibility for a solution to minimize world hunger as the genes can be altered to match the soils in which regular crops do not prosper. Then, this will reduce the price and produce an…

engineered foods are foods that DNA has been changed in a way that does not happen normally. These products are used by varies type of people, such as farmers, everyday people, and people in low-income countries. It works by simply taking the desired gene from a cell and inserting it into another cell. Genetic engineering is developing more and more each day and because of it, a bill was signed on July of 2016 stating that all genetically engineered foods had to be labeled. There are many…

total of 64 different combinations of the codes. For each of the amino acids there can be multiple codes for them as the genetic code can be a degenerate code so an amino acid can have a number of codes for it and for a chromosome there can be many genes for…

The process of somatic cell nuclear transfer SCNT is a laboratory procedure where the purpose is to copy, reproduce, a live creature or CLONE it. The nucleus of a somatic cell, any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cell, the cytoplasmic factors influence the nucleus to turn into a zygote. As a result, the egg undergoes a blastocystic stage and it creates the embryonic stem cells. The process takes two cells, one is the donor of the nucleus and the second the receiver of this…

Web silks from spiders may hold the key on how to repair human bones, according to the researchers at the University of California San Diego and the University of Texas. The study also discovered a specific gene that may initiate biomineralization in human stem cells. Initiating biomineralization can activate bone formation which leads to bone regeneration or osteoregeneration. Biomineralization is a biological process which allows an organism to produce minerals. These minerals are often used…