Muscular dystrophy

In modern molecular biology and genetics, the genome is the genetic material of an organism. It consists of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses). The genome includes both the genes and the non-coding sequences of the DNA/RNA. Understanding Human Genetic Variation Genetics is the scientific study of inherited variation. Human genetics, then, is the scientific study of inherited human variation. We study genetic material due to following reasons; 1. One reason is simply an interest in better understanding…

recovery after the workout, exercise performance, injury prevention/rehab, and spinal cord neuroprotection. There have been a variety of medical claims of creatine supplementation have been studied involving neurodegenerative illnesses such as: “...muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease), diabetes, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, aging, brain and coronary heart ischemia, adolescent depression, and pregnancy” (Creatine 101). These studies offer excellent proof that creatine does not…

The idea of genes as drugs for human therapy was born in the United States in 1970s. The first application of gene therapy was used for treating patients with inherited monogenic disorders with recessive inheritance such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophies, lysosomal storage disorders, hemophilia, and many other conditions related with genetics (Giacca p.1). Gene therapy is done in two ways, one way is by isolating the patien’s cell followed by transferring genes in the lab called ex vivo…

In the German culture greater emphasis is placed on verbal communication rather than non-contextual language. It is considered socially desirable for an individual to express thoughts and feelings in a concise, straight-forward manner. With this being said, personal thoughts are considered to be private and displaying emotion can be viewed as showing vulnerability. Therefore, emotions and physical displays of affection are not common, and in the German culture this is preferable as it displays…

trans-splicing, where exons of two different gene fragments are joined together. However, in STS it can be used to target gene sequences that are too large for a viral vector genetic capacity; for example the von Willbrand factor gene (8.6 kb) or the muscular dystrophy gene (11.0 kb). In STS a 5’exon of the gene is delivered in a vector and the 3’exon in a second vector where they are then joined together by the aid of a hybridization domain by spliceosomes to form the intact mRNA (O'Connor and…

DNA. Arguably the most exalted three letters from all of biology, on par with the prevalent H20 of chemistry and Einstein’s e=mc^2 of physics. We’ve all heard of this three letter acronym, perhaps tried to spell the full deoxyribonucleic acid once or twice. But we don’t often consider how just one letter mistake, one wrong copy of a gene, a tiny error in this code of life, may have drastic effects on the health of a human. What if we could alter some genes, fix up a few there, go into the…

Did you know that suicide is the second leading cause of death? Well, when I was 13, I came extremely close to becoming a teen suicide statistic. It all started when my parents lost their job. My dad, unfortunately, has Muscular Dystrophy so he could no longer maintain a work schedule so he retired early. My mom, on the other hand, felt as though she could stay home from work because my dad was home so she ended up getting fired. After the job incident, everything started to go downhill. They no…

are also used to test out new chemicals and drugs to ensure the safety of humans and the environment. Animals and humans have similarities in their genetic makeup. This makes animals a very important part of studying genetic disorders such as muscular dystrophy. Scientist have discovered they can alter genes in animals with genetic disorders which has led to the development of treatments for diseases such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. Last, Animals models are used in education to…

Doodle’s brother taught him how to walk because he wanted his brother to be a normal kid. He was ashamed of his brother who was five and couldn’t walk, but he wouldn’t tell his brother it in person. “When Doodle was five years old, I was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn’t walk, so I set out to teach him. We were down in Old Woman Swamp and it was spring and the sick sweet smell of bay flowers hung everywhere like a mournful song. ‘I’m going to teach you to walk, Doodle,’…

My friend Toni and I should not be allowed in public. I have multiple reasons this rule should be held in place. First, gravity is out natural enemy. Any flat, bumpy, uneven, odd, or smooth surface holds danger for us. In addition to the social rimes that stand against us, we are incredibly loud. A person could hear our voices and laughter from across a building with a Michael Bay movie playing at full volume. The final reason would be, simply put, would be that I don’t care. i often find myself…