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    It would go on to disprove more theories about proteins and their influence on the cell. This experiment would later go on to earn Hershey a Nobel Peace Prize in viral genetics. After proving our genetics were housed in our DNA, advances on DNA could start. These advances and research into our genome could lead us to cures for cancers…

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    Designer Babies Should Not Be Allowed Most people have heard of Build-A-Bear Workshop and how they allow someone to customize a stuffed animal however they would like. Now, imagine doing that with a baby. Thanks to new advances in technology and research, this may become a reality very soon. One such technology capable of restructuring genetic codes in human embryos is the CRISPR-Cas9 method. This works by using an enzyme found in bacteria to snip out segments of DNA and replace the section…

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    This week’s readings have to do with race and genetics in correlation with biomedicine. In Troy Duster’s Race and Reification in Science, he talked about the ability to use genomic knowledge and apply it to the pharmaceutical field. Anne Fausto-Sterling’s The Bare Bones of Race talked about, the racial difference in bone density and uses and definitions of race in medicine. Joan H. Fujimura, Troy Duster, and Ramya Rajagopalan’s collective piece, Special Issue on race, Genomics, and Biomedicine,…

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    transferring yeast cells onto YPD and SD plates over a period of 24-72 hours in a thirty degrees Celsius incubator, in return will grow yeast. Introduction Yeast can reproduce both asexually and sexually, which makes it very easy to grow in the laboratory, as it is very small in size. Mutant yeast can be easily isolated considering yeast consists of a single cell and can be grown as a haploid or diploid. Diploid cells are formed by the combination of MATa and MAT alpha cells. However, under…

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    Essay On Dystopian World

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    As time has passed and civilizations have become more developed we have evolved in multiple aspects. Our need to discover the world has improved our scientific knowledge and technological field. With this increasing knowledge the boundaries have become a thin line as the drive for discovery grows. In an alternate world such as GATTACA, technology dictates the lives of its citizens. From birth to death, DNA samples are taken that inform people of your entire history. With such an intrusive system…

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    Sperm Video Summary

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    The video was about two couples who were trying to produce a baby. The video focus on how the sperm reaches the ovaries. Part One: We was introduce to Glen. Every heart beat Glen has 1000 sperm are producing in the testis. Sperm are free-living cells constantly moving. Sperm is one five hundred milliliter long. The testis, where sperm is made, is a round, elongated structure and has a series of tubules. In the video, the “sperm people” in white clothing where in a building waiting. This…

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    Wet Mount Slide Essay

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    The slide used during the Microscope Lab was a wet-mount slide which was used in order to view the specimens from the microscope. A wet-mount is a method for preparing specimens to view using a microscope. A myriad of specimens look better when placed in a drop of water on the microscope slide. The water supports the sample and fills the space between the coverslip and the slide. This allows light to pass easily through the slide, the sample, and the coverslip. Scientists use the wet-mount…

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    Human development has been regarded as one of the most highly controversial topics in the world of psychology. Nature vs Nurture is labeled as a debate. Nature and nurture has to do with behavior, feelings, personality, and intelligence. Many that believe we inherit our personalities, feelings, behavior and intelligence are on the nature side. Others who think its environmental influenced are on the nurture side. Nature and nurture goes hand and hand in the development of the human process.…

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    Trisomy X Trisomy x syndrome, also known as triple x and 47xxx, is characterized by the presence of an extra x chromosome in each cell of a female. Three x chromosomes are present, rather than a normal pair in the nuclei of body cells. The first published report of a women with triple x syndrome was Patricia A. Jacobs at Western General Hospital in Edinburg, Scotland, in 1959. The condition occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborn girls. Five to 10 girls with triple x syndrome are born in the united…

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    Protein Synthesis Paper

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    genetic information in cells and some viruses, consisting of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix and joined by hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases adenine and thymine or cytosine and guanine. DNA sequences are replicated by the cell prior to cell division and may include genes, intergenic spacers, and regions that bind to regulatory proteins. DNA A. adenine T. thymine C. cytosine G. guanine What is RNA ? A nucleic acid present in all living cells and many…

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