Human Genome Project

The video I reflected on was “Cracking Your Genetic Code”. The documentary begins talking about a flash drive that contains a person’s genetic code. There are 6 billion letters in it and we could have a chance to see genome sequence for $1,000. But there are some ups and downs about it. Some people think it’s invasive because even insurance companies could look at it. But it could predict cancer. This could affect one’s life forever. How well do you want to know yourself? Genomics is almost…

In the case of many elite athletes, there is actually scientific basis for the phrase “natural born talent”, at least to some degree. The increased interest and research opportunity in genetics since the latter twentieth century naturally sparked research within the sport science community in discovering how gene expression correlates to athletic ability. Though countless factors help to determine an athlete’s abilities, genes can play a role in athletic performance. Some of the pertinent…

Introduction: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is known to be the most common cause of inherited mental retardation and autism and is the second most common cause of genetically associated mental deficiencies, after Down syndrome. It is a trinucleotide repeat disorder resulting from an expansion in a CGG repeat in the region of the fragile X mental retardation-1 gene (FMR1) on the X chromosome (more than 200 repeats were found in the full mutation, while the normal number of repeats is 6–54 repeats).…

Being CRISPR-Cas9 the breakthrough of editing genome because the high rate of efficacy and non-complicity of carrying out the system. 1.1 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE Generate a PRPF31 gene knock out in zebrafish using CRISPR/CAS 9 technology for a better understanding of Retinitis Pigmentosa’s…

Brenner proposed C. elegans as a model system for studies of development and neurobiology. Researchers share their findings in C. elegans genome via the internet with other researchers from around the world. The process of sharing the genome database on the world wide web provides a working framework for researchers who are working on the human genome project In 1969, John Sulston developed a technique to freeze and thaw the worm. As a result, the numbers and availability of both wild type and…

Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting 1 in every 10,000 individuals (Halpin, 2011). Genetic predictive testing is a good option for at-risk individuals to know if they will develop the disease. Therefore in this paper, I will discuss HD genetic testing advancements, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the test. HD is an inherited neurological disorder that results in involuntary movements as well as cognitive and psychiatric disturbances (Warby et al.,…

Early eugenics’ goal was to advance and create a human society characterized by “desirable" traits and eliminate “undesirable" traits. In addition, Arnold assures, “In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the idea of bettering society through science was so widespread that virtually every country around…

Wendy Chung, a human geneticist utilizes the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos to better explain what autism is. Chung is a certified clinical geneticist who has a PhD in molecular genetics. She graduated with an MD from Cornell University and a PhD from The Rockefeller University. On March of the year 2014 Chung spoke in a Ted Talk conference over autism, Autism- what we know (and what we don’t know yet). Chung and her team of expertise lecture the audience concerning this order.…

Geneticists have worked towards sequencing the human genome since developing Sanger sequencing in the 1970s. The Human Genome Projected accomplished this in 2003, but now the public wants their own genome sequenced. Some companies have already started performing sequencing for profit. While clinical studies, perform and disclose results genetic sequencing to participants. However, there are scientific, and ethical issues surrounding personal DNA sequencing. Despite this, the advantages outweigh…

The future is relationated with changes on humans to finally create a complete individual without defects or deficiencies that affect the normal life of a regular person. Most of the times that an individual born with a disability is meant to suffer bullying or any other type of discrimination, this is the principal idea to create a strong equipment and help to avoid this problems and give to everybody a great life without limits. All the humans have the opportunity to live once, and each one…