Hypothetically, transmittance of pathogenic attributes of pathogenic microbes to non-pathogenic microbes is the most dangerous form of genetic engineering in BW. With current knowledge of genetics, micro and molecular biology lies a vast amount of information of several genes and proteins that makes some pathogens so dangerous. That knowledge could potentially be used to mimic those genes into various species of bacteria and viruses that are currently non-pathogenic or have relatively low virulence
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Genetics and genomics are two terms that are often inaccurately. Genetics is the study of the impact that single genes have on the way in which certain characters are passed from one generation to the next. Genomics is the study of an organism’s genes. The difference between both of these terms is that genetics looks at the effects of genes and their variety of inherited traits whereas genomics is the study of the function, structure and mapping of the human genome. There is a great difference between
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species are said to still be undergoing speciation due to genetic mutations and adaptations that result upon reproduction. A major player in the results of this diversity has been a result of adaptive radiation. Adaptive radiation is defined as a time of
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ago and life has come a long way since then. Human Beings have always had a huge interest in ourselves, the biggest question of all is how do we work and where do our gean come from? It all started with Gregor Mendel, who is know as the father of genetics. In 19th century Gregor started a pea plant garden for crossing pea plant varieties to prove that the heights, colors of the plant and peas, pod shapes, seed shapes, and flower positions was based on traits from the mother and father pea plates passed
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profiling uses these numerous repetitive sequences as a method of identifying individuals. These repetitive sequences, called variable number tandem repeats (or VNTRs) and short tandem repeats (STRs) are highly variable and thus form excellent tools for genetic individualization. CLASSES OF GENOMIC TANDEM REPEATS An STR simply put is a short stretch of repeated units of DNA bases, usually comprising of 3-5 base pair segments that are repeated in long strings of DNA. As a result of their length, tiny samples
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Nature versus nurture, the idea of whether biological, environmental factors or a balance of the two working together to determine a person’s life, is a controversial topic that has been debated for years. Researchers have conducted several twin studies to determine the answer to this decade old question. Nick Collins, a Science Correspondent for The Telegraph, tackled the accusations in his 2012 article. Collins conveys in his article that people have characteristics and even certain diseases due
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Project, which started in 1990 and was completed in 2003, allowed scientists to read the complete set of human genetic information and begin to understand the roles of our 23,000 genes. Genetic conditions are caused when DNA variants are inherited which results in a change in the functioning of one gene that affects the way the body works or develops. There are over 10,000 different genetic conditions, e.g. cystic
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Figure 2 shows the data collected for all cell and molecular biology labs at King’s College. After all the data was collected, the results showed 2 homozygous dominant, 3 heterozygous, and 32 homozygous recessive. Lab sections D, G, E1, and E2 all experienced problems during the lab causing the data to be skewed and no results were collected. Figure 3 shows the calculated allele frequencies, chi square analysis, and Hearty Weinberg done for the Alu data collected during lab. In order to calculate
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Cystic Fibrosis is a chronic disease that requires lifelong treatment starting at birth. By the age of 6, most CF patients know their course of treatment but that does not mean that their fear and anxiety of their treatment is obsolete. The following are interventions that can be specifically used with CF patients. Preparation. Preparation is a primary intervention used by CCLS to educate and prepare a family and patient for procedures. As previously discussed, CF patients go through many distressing
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to create a perfect society. It raises a moral question about whether the approach used for genetic engineering is ethically acceptable. In this society, an individual’s place in the society is determined by their genetic makeup and circumstances under which they get born. Invalids are people born through natural process while valids are individuals whose existence came about through the process of genetic engineering. Despite the advancements in the society, it is prudent to respect the natural laws
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