Assignment-3: CS696 Programming Problems in Bioinformatics. Describe and discuss different approaches for finding motif in genetic string. Introduction: DNA, RNA and Proteins, these are three types of very large molecules essential for every living organism, for their biological functioning. Each molecule, DNA, RNA and Protein, play a vital role in living organisms, without them no life could survive. Let’s understand functionality one by one: • DNA consists of encoded instructions which are…
many things, including bacteria. When bacteria undergo infections from a virus that virus is called a bacteriophage. After a bacteriophage infects a bacteria it can create two different phases, the lytic or lysogenic cycles. During a lytic stage the bacteriophage causes death to the bacteria. When this happens on an agar plate covered in bacteria it creates a clear spot known as a plaque. Each plaque is created by one virus so from the number of plaques present it is possible to govern how many…
After Dolly the sheep, it seemed that it was no possible to clone all sorts of animals. The process of obtaining a single working nucleus from any cell, put it in a embryonic cell without a nucleus, and create an entire animal is somatic cloning. Woolly mammoths went extinct four thousand years ago. Their frozen bodies have well preserved tissue and hair which made believing that finding a working cellular nucleus would be easy. This potentially could make it possible to clone a wooly mammoth.…
This study is about isolating phage. The first step was to do an enrichment isolation then do a plaque assay and spot test. After that the next protocol was do a plaque streak, which was conducted numerous of times. Then serial dilution was conducted and RE Digests of Phage DNA as well. Last step was protocol 10.3, gel electrophoresis. The relevance of this study is important to field of biology because bacterial infections could be treated with bacteriophages. Bacteriophages can be a solution…
a. Introduction Lujo Hemorrhagic Fever is caused by a bi-segmented negative RNA virus that is one of several viruses known to cause viral hemorrhagic fever. The Lujo virus is part of the Arenaviridae family, which consist of several viruses categorized into two groups. The Lujo virus is categorized in the “Old World” group, which signifies that the virus in question was found in the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically the continent of Africa. The majority of the arenaviruses categorized in the…
Background Main Goals To find out the origin, population dynamics, natural selection, and seasona periodicity of the VP1 gen of EV71 (common cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease(HFMD)). To get a better understanding of the disease. How Did the Main Questions Raise Up? Human EV71 is known as one of the most common causes of the hand, foot, and mouth disease which is often occur in young children and infants. The EV71 was first found in the United States in 1969 and then the EV71 associated…
undergo an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure to create an embryo while selecting the physical, cognitive, and behavioral traits they desire for their child-to-be (“The New Eugenics: The Case Against Genetically Modified Humans”). Although, as stated above, the appropriate accountability and oversight is mandated to those who disregard the regulatory reforms by each country. Gene therapy has also been noted that critics view gene therapy as the ability to “play god” which has the potential…
Discussion Immune reaction to viral invasion is important to combat virus growth and to minimize any damage that can be imposed on the host cells [30]. In this study, the host immune response in the bursa of Fabricius, an organ mainly colonized by B lymphocytes, was assessed upon infection by the avian virus NDV genotype VII IBS002 and genotype VIII AF2240. The cell population in the chicken bursa was evaluated by flow cytometry and the results showed that in normal chickens, this organ was…
We have recently published DeNovo, a prototype model for predicting virus-host protein-protein interactions (PPIs). All previous research was focused around predicting HIV-human interactions for lack of data for the other viruses. DeNovo is the first model to allow predicting the interactions between human and any virus, even if that virus has no known interactions with human. In DeNovo-II, the output of this deliverable, we developed the prototype DeNovo to a full working prediction model…
An infection happens when a foreign organism attacks a human body. There are different types of organisms that can cause us harm, for example; Viruses, Bacteria and Fungi. Not all infections are the same; some are mild while some can end up being life threatening. Also, infections can be contagious; they can be transmitted by a variety of ways, for example; skin contact, airborne particles, touching an object that an infected person has touched. One of the very common and effective ways to…