Model organism

A mass quantity and variation of organisms live in different regions around the world. Each organism is classified into groups depending on the characteristics of the species, this is called taxonomy. Invented by the Swedish scientist, Carolus Linnaes, the taxonomy system simplifies organism classification by ordering the species into seven major categories: Kingdom, Phylum , Class , Order , Family , Genus , and Species (Meier, Shiyang, Vaidya, & Ng, 2006). However, what if the species is…

Good morning, today I am going to discuss the use of Gene Therapy on Muscular Dystrophy, and how Human manipulation of genes may be a dangerous endeavour because of the uncertainty of safe practices and the myriad of ethical issues that present both for present-day and future society. Gene Therapy is a controversial treatment for diseases as technology is not completely advanced to fully trust the results to come out successful on every disease and for every person. Although gene manipulation…

A system of molecules called CRISPR/Cas9 are being used to modify the DNA in adult human cells and animal embryos. CRISPR identifies the target DNA which Cas9 slices the strands (“CRISPR Treats Genetic Disorder”, 2016). According to an article written by Cyranoksi and Reardon (2016), this process could eradicate devastating genetic diseases in humans before birth but it may cross an ethical line. Whether or not it is ethical to edit human embryos is being debated. This process has an…

scientist also benefits this because it allows for me to make inferences and link information between what every speaker mentioned. 3. Are there limits to what biology can discover? There are very few limits to what biology can discover because living organisms are constantly changing and new research constantly contradicts or further supports what was formerly thought to be true. 4. How can biology help you make decisions about yourself, your lifestyle, your community, and your planet?…

nature that seem impossible to bypass. Evolution for instance, natures train tracks, you can’t get off of them without a catastrophe happening, or can you? Actually, scientist and researchers alike believe they can. How you ask? Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. The odd thing about these GMOs is they are usually thought of as a bad thing, but not if scientists can find a way to use them in a productive way rather than a deductive way. GMOs have been taken advantage of by the produce…

Bacteria are single-cell organisms can appear everywhere. The bacteria live in every climate and location on Earth (in the air, water or land...). When prompted to "bacteria", many people assume that it means negative, but the bacteria perform many important functions for the organism and the environment. The majority of bacteria harmful to humans but still have some kind of beneficial. In the gastrointestinal tract of humans, the good bacteria that aid digestion, producing vitamins and immune…

CloningTv shows and other sources to information will usually make jokes and storiesabout cloning yourself to make the clone do extra work that you would not want to.Cloning can be very helpful to humans for many different reasons. They can defend ourcountry, do the dangerous jobs, and be test subjects. Cloning should be able to be usedfor humans to take a next step in life.Cloning can be a revolutionary move that will be affective to human society.Cloning should be able to be used by people…

word biotechnology refers to a combination of biology and technology. A commonly used biotechnology technique used today is genetic engineering also known as genetic modified (GMO). Genetic engineering is when new DNA is added to an already existing organism. In this paper, I will be discussing how foods are genetically engineered. Genetically engineered foods are foods that DNA has been changed in a way that does not happen normally. These products are used by varies type of people, such as…

Hypothesis: If I were to extract DNA without proper chemicals and equipment, the result DNA would become faulty or poor quality for further investigation My hypothesis predicts that if we were to use improper or non-lab chemicals, the result DNA would become faulty and would result in an inadequate samples for further studies, it would seem that if we were to extract DNA without chemicals like lysis solution, concentrated salt solution, resuspenstion buffer, ethanol or isopropyl alcohol, it…

Introduction The purpose of this unknown lab is to separate and identify two unknown microbes from a mixed culture. Kathryn Bart define a mixed culture as "one that contains more than one type of organism growing in a sterile medium, such as agar. The mixed culture can include multiple species of viruses, bacteria and parasites, which may or may not live in harmony with one another, sharing the available resources" (Kathryn Barr, 2016). I took number five test tube from the different microbes…