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1. Evaluate the strength of the arguments presented in your group discussion. What did you find compelling? What did not work for you? My group members and I held strong arguments in our respective positions (for, against and neutral). The argument for the HPV vaccines highlighted the important of early prevention. They talked the fact that children may engage in sexual activities before expected. They supported their claims using the sources from one of the assigned reading. one of them…

êtes le très digne organe.” No political upheaval concerned her more than the July Revolution of 1830, which dredged up memories of religious persecution during the revolution of 1789. To a clergyman in Limoux, on the July Revolution she wrote, “ Hélas ! cette terrible catastrophe nous met sur la bouche d 'un volcan qui, d 'un moment à l 'autre, peut nous engloutir.” During the early years of the July Monarchy, the Office of the Minister of the Navy regarded Javouhey’s enterprise with…

research conducted in the same year found another Bi(III) compound, 2-acetylpyridine, N (4)-pyridyl thiosemicarbazone (HL), [Bi(HL)(NO3)3], (figure 14 below) also possessed anticancer properties against many cell lines, including K562 (leukemia) and HeLa (cervical) lines. In contrast to his findings with the [Bi(L)(NO3)2(CH3OH)] complex, the 2-acetylpyridine, N (4)-pyridyl thiosemicarbazone complex exhibited very good cytotoxity (IC<10µM) and therefore, exhibited similar cytotoxity (1.8µM) to…

In "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", Rebecca Skloot provides an informational insider on the life of Henrietta Lacks- pointing out the ethical issues in Henrietta's operative. Henrietta, a woman who unknowingly had her tissue cells removed from her cervix by scientists were being used in wide-spread research. After reading "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", I started researching and came upon an article titled "Patient Safety: The Ethical Imperative". I began making connections that…

She continues to investigate the institutions that contributed to the discovery of HeLa cells and how this has impacted Henrietta's relatives. When the author includes information about the unethical actions of human experimentation from the past, it becomes apparent that she has extensive knowledge on the topics that enhances her biography…

Parthenolide and STAT: It is previously discussed that the activation of STAT directs to cell proliferation, cell migration, transformation, apoptosis, cellular differentiation, adhesion, fetal development, inflammation, and immune response. In normal homeostasis, STAT tyrosine phosphorylation is short-term, lasting from 30 minutes to several hours, where as in numerous cancer cell lines and primary tumors it is in contrary to that of normal homeostasis. It takes place due to the deregulation of…

The Tuskegee syphilis experiments are perhaps the most well-known example of the unethical treatment of black individuals in medical testing. In 1932, a study was organized involving 600 black men, 399 of them had syphilis (CDC). The goal of the study was to see if no treatment was better than the treatments at the time, which were ineffective and occasionally toxic (Schwartz). The men involved were told they were being treated for “bad blood”, and while the participants were volunteers and were…

Temperatures have a great effect on microorganisms. In the most general sense, bacteria can grow at any temperature between freezing point of water (32°C) and the point where proteins coagulate. Between these two high and low temperatures, each bacteria type has an optimum growth temperature. An optimal growth temperature is the point at which an organism grows best, with optimal cell metabolism. If temperatures creep past the maximum, bacteria are killed. If the temperature drops below the…

A new bride suffers retrograde amnesia after a traumatic brain injury and loses the memory of ever having met her husband in this romantic drama based on actual events. Paige suffers a traumatic brain injury in a car accident that results in retrograde amnesia. She awakens in a hospital room having lost several years of her life, and the memory of ever having met Leo and marrying him. Leo attempts to remind Paige of their relationship and reclaim their life prior to the car accident. Although…

During the 1950’s, African-Americans suffered great oppression. Also with the Jim Crow laws in place and other harsh restrictions put on them, mandated and expanded racial issues. African-Americans were given freedom, but they were very limited. In the book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the story is revolved around two different people from two different backgrounds trying to find out the same question. Who is Henrietta Lacks, and why is she so important? Henrietta Lacks, was an poor,…