Noncoding DNA

rights in the digital age?” Less than a year later Americans are thrust at another crossroad with privacy rights vs. modern scientific medicine and technology by American poet, fiction writer, and journalist Susan Scutti article The Government Owns Your DNA. What Are They Doing With It? Scutti’s Newsweek article is one of many articles published on genetic testing for newborns in the United States. Genetic testing for neonates dates back to the 1960s when President Kennedy signed…

potentially eradicate genetic diseases and prevent future generations from passing it on. Gene editing is done through the CRISPR-Cas9 system, where the embryo is edited to the desired outcome. It identifies and attacks the viral DNA and then it changes the targeted DNA strand that can be replaced or turned off. This can only be done via IVF (in vitro fertilization), which is taking the genomes of both sexes and fertilizing them in a petri dish to become an embryo then implanted back into the…

Corporate branding activities aimed at a variety of stakeholders are devised to gain trust, and build a strong reputation among the group. Strategic initiative toward corporate branding is especially true when scandals or allegations of unethical practices are suggested. In order to secure a strong corporate reputation, the company must succeed in delivering a quality product, financial success, social responsibility, and strong executive leadership (Ferrell, Hartline, 2014). Monsanto has had…

by a combination of both genetic changes and other environmental factors. In order to understand what cause the gene mutation one must need a basic knowledge of genetics and biology and it all comes down to the cell, DNA, and genes. All organisms are composed of cells; it is the…

When the students ' DNA information’s is registered on the computer, anyone can see the students’ information. The internet has become part of daily people activity, so the students’ privacy exposed to third parties. According to Jeremy Gruber, president of the Council for…

meaning only a single gene needs to be altered in order to cause this disease (Huntington disease, 2016). If there is one parent affected, each child has a 50/50 chance of inheriting this disorder. The genetic defect is on chromosome 4 and causes the DNA sequence CAG trinucleotide to repeat more than it should. So instead of repeating 10 to 28 times, it repeats 36-120 times (Medline Plus, 2016).…

C-terminal domain contains a significantly deep cleft, with a considerable area to enable the binding of the B-DNA. The overall domain itself is shaped almost like a cupped right hand where, in this case, α-helices on either side of the cleft form the thumb and fingers, while the β sheet forms the palm of the hand. Q3) What secondary structures make up the…

Genetic Engineering is the modification of an organism 's genetic composition by artificial means, often involving the transfer of specific traits, or genes, from one organism into a plant or animal of an entirely different species. With this new, rapidly growing, technology we are now able to do things that we once thought were impossible. In Ethics and the New Genetics, the Dalai Lama addresses problems that we need to consider as we continue to explore this microscopic world that we have…

important aspect of CRISPR is the Cas-9 protein which functions as a nuclease (Doudna, Charpentier, 2015). A nuclease is “an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a phosphodiester bond of a nucleic acid,” in other words it can cut DNA (OED). Cas-9 can be used to cut DNA at any site with ease and simplicity, including in humans. This is where the problem with CRISPR begins. It can modify somatic and germ line cells efficiently and quickly. Somatic cells are all the cells in the body except…

treatments (Wiki.com). History shows that modification of food itself due to humans has been around since 12,000 BC with the domestication of crops and artificial selection. Genetic engineering on the other hand was the result of direct transfer of DNA from one organism to another by Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen in 1973. The first genetically altered plant was a tobacco plant in 1983 followed by various trials and in 1994 the first marketed food on grocery shelves was the…