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Fat is a Drosophila tumour suppressor gene that regulates the growth of cells in tissues. The McNeill lab are trying to understand how Fat restricts growth and controls Hippo pathway activity. This is being tested using flies and mice. They are also investigating how Fat regulates growth via control of metabolism and mitochondrial function. The McNeill lab is hoping to find how Fat regulates the growth rate and full grown size of organs. Fat also controls a high-level form of tissue…

The Lionfish is a venomous predatory fish that carries the potential to impact the marine ecosystems of south Florida. Past evidence suggests that the proliferation of lionfish may help decline th eexistence of native species of commercial, recreational, and ecological importance. In addition, lionfish stings are painful and occasionally result in serious injury. The Lionfish is a non-native invasive fish, it was likely to be released on purpose from people whom no longer wanted them as aquarium…

vestigial expressivity essential for wing and haltere development Introduction Drosophila melanogaster is an important model organism that has provided a gateway to new scientific disciplines. In 1910, Thomas Morgan undoubtedly changed the science world by establishing the rules of genetic transmission. The fact that D. melanogaster has many homologs to humans make it an ideal model for drug screenings. About 75% of human disease causing genes are believed to have fly homologs. It posseses…

point in the insect’s life when the insects are called mealworms, become fully grown into beetles in close to 3 months. The mealworm/darkling beetle’s life cycle is as follows. The insect starts as an egg and hatches within one to four weeks. As a larva, the insect will grow to become about 3 centimeters. The larval stage lasts up to ten weeks. Next, the larvae began their pupal stage. The pupal stage lasts between six to eighteen days.…

than climb out of the operculum, the front part of the puparium. At this point, the fly has entered its final stage: The Adult Stage. To summarize, the fly life cycle contains four major stages in total. The stages, in order, are the egg stage, the larva stage, the pupal stage, and the adult…

dehumanizing propaganda. Dehumanizing propaganda is advertising the fact that a certain religion, race, or society is a type of vermin that in many people’s minds should be exterminated. An example would be anti-sematic propaganda. They created pictures of larva, snakes, and spiders with the Star of David and hateful words on them. They also depicted Jews as having large noses, hunched backs, and sweat dripping off of them. Some are creepily staring at woman or running in the pictures.…

Name: Professor: Subject: Date: Introduction Most people do not think about the food items they consume nor how it got they are acquired. However, the truth is that the bacon one ingests is derived from a living and breathing creature, which responds to stimuli such as emotions. Therefore, the next time you make an order of bacon, think about the animal that experienced extreme conditions to satisfy your hunger. In addition, it is not only unethical and inhumane to subject animals to much pain,…

“Bloodchild” is a science fiction story written by Octavia Butler that tells the experience of a young boy named Gan who is chosen to carry T’Gatoi’s eggs. In this dystopian society, these insect-like creatures called Tlic inhabit the planet and find that human males (but also females) are good hosts to carry their eggs. This society consists of female Tlic’s who impregnate human males with their larvae, while leaving females to bear human children. On the day that Gan is to be impregnated by…

In nature the plants are exposed to a large number of pathogenic organisms such as insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses. It is then surprising to note that, in spite of the tenure and the absence of an immune system, the death of plants by disease end up being an exceptional situation. This suggests that the defense mechanisms of plant cells, both those constituent as those induced by the presence of the pathogen, are very effective to stop or counter an infection. In addition, it has been…

Herpes zoster (shingles): a skin condition caused by varicella-zoster virus, the virus causing chickenpox (a childhood illness). Shingles is common among people with previous chickenpox history. The virus may remain inactive in the nerves for a long time and become active again as a consequence of weak immune system (elderly, cancer patients). The virus targets the epidermis and cause painful rashes that appear as clusters of fluid-filled blisters. Although blisters may occur anywhere on the…