Introduction The term kyphosis describes the spinal curve that results in an abnormally rounded back. Kyphosis can happen at any age. 7459 papers were found when the word ‘kyphosis’ was searched on ‘PubMed’ search engine. The majority of these papers studied kyphosis were related with scoliosis. It was understood that kyphosis was studied in addition to the other deformities in the papers related to the etiology of kyphosis with some exceptional cases. Definition Kyphosis is a forward rounding
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Alzheimer’s disease. Genome editing therefore generates many arguments in society, some for, and some against. In my opinion, the potential benefits of this research do outweigh the risks. In today’s society, people of all generations suffer from genetic conditions which end up holding them back. Alzheimer’s disease is very common in the aging generations, especially as humans begin to live longer. Because life spans are increasing, this means that Alzheimer’s and other chronic conditions that typically
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The field of epigenetics allows us to get a better understanding of the effects of stress and how it can have a prolonged impact on gene activity. Many studies(N.A Hazel et al., 2005, V.J. Felitti 2002, Franklin et al., 2010) carried out on humans and animals have shown that even early life stress can lead to epigenetic changes which can affect us in adulthood. These changes can make us more susceptible to many neuropsychiatric and cardiovascular disorders. In a study carried out by Nätt et al.
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After observing and researching over the last week, GMOs, Genetic Disease, and Designer Babies. If you didn't know GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organisms. GMOs are found in crops. Genetic Disease is a disease that is passed down by your family. An example of this would be Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Last we learned about Designer Babies. If a parent wants their child to have blonde hair and blue eyes they can use a screen to change their eye color, hair, ect. Based on my evidence
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experiment, having Drosophila melanogaster as the subject, the goal is to determine, understand and confirm expected genetic principles of this species such as dominance/recessiveness, autosome/sex linkage, linkage/independent assortment, and genetic map distance if sex linkage does exist. Drosophila melanogaster (D. melanogaster), commonly known as fruit flies, is an excellent organism for genetics studies. Fruit fly is hardy, has a small number of chromosomes (2n=8), completes its life cycle in about 12
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This case study takes a look at a kid named Jim, who developed a long-term mental disorder called Schizophrenia. Although the precise cause of schizophrenia is not known, certain factors seem to increase the risk of developing the disorder. In Jim’s case, there are many factors that put him at risk for developing schizophrenia. Of the few, the most important factors are the old age of his father, the history of mental disorder in his mother, the mental stress Jim experienced as a result of his father’s
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Many different factors have an influence on women’s pregnancy’s including their religion and culture. “Finger-prick test predicts child’s sex” is an article in the New Science magazine written by Australia chemistry expert, Alice Klein in April 2018. This investigation discusses the significant advancement in technology that will now allow pregnant women to discover the sex of their baby’s at 5 weeks as well as the presence of down syndrome. It also discusses the application and limitation. However
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Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) has been a widely researched organism for botanists and molecular biologists for over one-hundred years. Over this time Arabidopsis has become a useful tool for scientists across the globe. Its usefulness comes from the quick germination, small size and the ability to copiously produce seeds (Koornneef & Meinke, 2010). In addition to those attributes, the size of the genome makes Arabidopsis a useful tool for identifying genes and their functions. The Arabidopsis
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The Implications of Prenatal Testing for Disabilities [1] Advancements in technology are creating rapid growth in genetic research including new ways of offering prenatal testing and genetic selection. Currently, prospective parents can choose to test for the sex of the fetus before choosing to have the child or abort the pregnancy. It is possible that technology could be used to identify medical traits that could lead to avoiding giving birth to a disabled child. When considering the best way to
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what I am most curious about, the first thing that enters my mind is genetic engineering. I would like to know more about how this technology began and what its original purpose was. Also, I long to discover how this technology is being expanded, what purpose it is it being aimed towards, and how it is due to develop in the near future. I have read that Francis Bacon was the first scientist to allude to the future field of genetic engineering and terminator technology. Although terminator technology
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