Lymphoma

Suppose we have a certain segment of a DNA molecule ,a gene for example that we want to amplify ,that is make many identical copies of that gene of interest, one way is to basically take that gene to integrate it into a bacterial plasmid to place that recombinant plasmid into a bacterial cell and to allow that bacterial cell to divide many times and eventually make many copies of that gene of interest. The problem with this particular method is that it is not only time consuming and not only is…

Tibor Kalman was born in Budapest, Hungary on July 6, 1949. He and his family moved to New York, and in 1956 Kalman became a US citizen. Kalman combined his desire to break new ground visually with a passionate commitment to social causes. From his days as an undergraduate at New York University, where he was a member of Students for a Democratic Society (he left school to support the Communists in Cuba for a period), Kalman’s radical politics and his radical designs were inextricably linked. “I…

Yale began to study the chemistry of the mustard compounds in search of potential therapeutic effects through experimentation on mice. Regression was found through the use of nitrogen mustard, which spurred human testing. It proved successful in lymphoma patients in the 1940s, and the results were published in 1946, causing a burst of support for chemotherapy and other alkylating compounds. However, the regressions proved to be brief and incomplete, so the search continued. Folic acid was…

In 1922, young Grace Fryer was drawn to her dentist by a raising concern when her teeth, for no apparent reason, began to loosen and crumble in her mouth. Her jaw was a honeycomb of holes. It did not take long to track Fryer’s mysterious ailment to her employer, the US Radium Corporation, which had employed 4,000 other women to paint dials on watches. Soon after, many other women began to fall ill to the same diseases. This is, the Radium Girls. From 1917 to 1926, the US Radium Corporation in…

The loss of a loved one has never something easy to deal with whether it is expected or not. After taking Wong’s “Death Attitude Profile” I was actually surprised most of my answers were neutral. I don’t fear the thought of dying after all it is something that we will all face sooner or later. The topic of death has been something that has neither scared nor has it ever bothered me. In life we all deal with loss and this comes in many different forms. I have had several different losses in my…

first ones to construct an accurate drug called chemotherapy. After years of unanswered questions and no cure, “[...] two prominent Yale pharmacologists, Alfred Gilman and Louis Goodman examined the therapeutic effects of mustard agents in treating lymphoma” (Mandal, Dr Ananya. History of Chemotherapy). Unfortunately this idea was unable to be published until long after the war due to certain warfare laws, but when the idea launched, an uproar followed. All though far too many lives were taken…

How does lymphatic functions during good health and bad? The lymphatic system works to protect the body to stop it getting an infection or a virus it does this with the help of cells such as lymphocytes which travels in between the nodes through channels called lymphatic, which meet ducts that empty into blood vessels this is how the lymphocytes enter the blood. There are 3 types of lymphocytes; B-lymphocytes (B-cells), T-lymphocytes (T-cells), Natural killer (NK) cells each of these react…

To gain these capabilities, pharmacos can build them from scratch, partner with existing startups, or acquire them. Since its competitors are already several years ahead of OldPharma, OldPharma wants to jumpstart its biologicals program by acquiring BioFuture, a leading biologicals start-up based in the San Francisco area. BioFuture was founded 12 years ago by several prominent scientists and now employs 200 people. It is publicly traded and at its current share price the company is worth about…

The movie titled "Liberty: 3 Stories About Life & Death" follows the lives and stories of three close friends whose appetite for life and struggles with illness and death are recorded in three separate parts. While the film exposes the sadness and tragedy that is associated with life-threatening disease and its consequences, it is also a beautiful story that explores deep connections in a close circle of lesbian friends who, despite the adversities, celebrate family, love, and life. The first…

Selfish Bil Based on a true story Bil is fifty years old and has lived with his girlfriend Holly for 7 years. He recently married her because he knew if he did, his insurance rates would go down. Bil has a brother named Charlie and a sister named Cathy. Bil and Holly needed money to finance their wedding, but they are nearly poor because they are both fast food employees and spend most of their income caring for their eleven cats. Bil knew he couldn’t afford a wedding, but he wanted his…