Mutant

David’s community are afraid of differences in their society. This novel has a similar plot line to the movie The X-Men. In the movie children are born with an extra twist to their chromosomes that allow them to exhibit superhuman abilities. These mutants live in a world where their kind is hated and persecuted by humans. Comparisons could be made for these stories as they both share homologous concepts such as Sealand being similar to Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, the moral values of…

Logan is a 2017 Marvel comic-adaptation that strips away the conventional superhero film characteristics, the twists and turns of the X-Men franchise, to revolve around one of Marvel’s most famous superhero, Wolverine. Flawlessly merging both Marvel and Western mythology, director James Mangold has created an emotionally and symbolically significant element, one that focuses on Hugh Jackman’s adaptation of a declining and shriveled hero. The dystopian film, set in 2029, is incredibly desolate,…

A hero is classified as a person or character that in the face of danger, or in a position of weakness, displays courage, selflessness, bravery, and self sacrifice, for a reason of goodness that comes from the heart and not for fame. Wolverine displays all these trait that a hero needs, but not just at a time of weakness, he displays them at all times. For that very reason, Wolverine truly deserves the title of a “hero.” Above all Wolverine's appearance, powers and abilities and the lessons he…

into frustration when your A.I companion refuses to get out of the way. Bethesda should, however, be commended for how well they visually communicate the allegiance of NPCs and their relative formidability. Take for instance the fan favorite super mutants; the regular grunts on the ground are barely clothed green monsters wielding boards or rudimentary weaponry, whereas the more dangerous skirmishers and leaders are heavily…

“Why isn’t there a Tracker school?” Scarlett asked. “All of the Trackers are sent directly here because we need them as close and as safe as possible. They are the true life-savers. If we had them separated, we wouldn’t be able to get as many mutants. It’s best if you don’t think about it,” Nikolai shrugged at Scarlett’s confused face. “Why do the Vulkans care about our schools existing?” Ryan asked. Nikolai sighed. “See? Now this is why the majority of the fledglings start out in a…

PTEN regulation of PI3K/AKT Pathway In the first lecture of class we discussed a diagram from Saltiel and Kahn 2001. The diagram presented the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and Serine/Threonine Kinase (AKT)/ Protein Kinase B (PKB) pathway inhibition of the insulin receptor and insulin receptor substrate (IRS) through activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and a recent study reports similar findings (Mathew et al. 2016; Saltiel and Kahn 2001). Activation of PI3K/AKT signaling…

Eukaryotes have much larger genomes than prokaryotes, and therefore, must condense their DNA into chromatin. Chromatin is composed of histone proteins that help to condense and organize the DNA forming chromosomes. The basic unit of this chromatin is a nucleosome, which contains about 150 base pairs of DNA that are wrapped 1.7 times around the core histone proteins. However, this tightly wrapped chromatin becomes a problem when regulatory proteins need access to specific sections of the DNA.…

Discoveries that are motivated by need, curiosity and wonder all have the have the power to transform an individual’s perspective of themselves and others, leading them to gain independence and challenge social values. Such discoveries that lead to an individual’s transformation can be seen in Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tempest’. Shakespeare demonstrates through the characters of the play how discoveries which stem from need, curiosity and wonder can transform them to become more independent, and…

inheritance pattern. We also believed that both crosses would be independently assorting, following a 9:3:3:1 phenotypic ratio. Wild type flies are those which we regularly see in nature, and are denoted as by a + since they are dominant. On the other hand, mutant fruit flies, those displaying a phenotypic mutation, are recessive (Hunt, Bridges, and Sturtevant, 1925). We chose to hypothesize that both crosses are autosomal, unlinked recessive due to the fact that they the mutations are being…

It’s hard to pinpoint the beginnings of ninjas, properly called shinobi, in Japan because countries all around the world have used assassins and spies. Many sources show that the skills that became the ninja's art of stealth, ninjutsu, started to emerge between 600-900 A.D. Ninjas themselves are believed to have started popping up in the 1200s-1500s. A Japanese folk tale says that the ninjas descended from a demon that was half crow, half man. However, it appears to be more likely that the ninja…