regarding this matter. One of them was recently found in a NHS article. This was the case of Renata McGriff, 52, a health care consultant who had been encouraging black clients to volunteer genetic information to scientists. She said that African-Americans, including herself, have lately been discussing "opting out of genetic research until it's clear we're not going to use science to validate prejudices". McGriff also pointed out that she didn’t want the children in her or anyone’s family to be born thinking
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Saddles were a simple concept in the middle ages when they truly came to use for knights in battle. Today, saddles have a much different use. The type of saddle, and the needs it must fulfil, are also much different. Saddles originally had a tree, a wooden, or synthetic structure in the center of the saddle that allowed the saddle to keep a firm shape. Unfortunately, every horse's back is formed differently, and a simple sizing chart of regular, wide and narrow tree , is not broad enough for each
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I want to conduct research in the area of tissue engineering, which primarily exists in the realm of research, and for that I need a Ph. D. A master's degree is a step on the way to earning a Ph. D. I am particularly interested in engineering of cardiovascular tissue. Specific research topics that I am hoping to work on include the creation of 3D scaffolds, the influence of mechanical forces on the differentiation of cardiac tissue, and the study of cytokines in the differentiation of cardiac tissue
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In reality, hard work is only part of the equation. The core to everyone’s survival truly is the genetic makeup. For humans it is not really a matter of survival because there is not a scarcity of resources for survival. It is more a matter of sir Francis Galton’s theory, those with the best genes will more than likely achieve the best jobs in society
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Professors such as James Evans’, who teaches genetics and medicine at the University of North Carolina, typically tend to agree that genome sequencing could have the potential to better analyze the DNA of genes but there is currently not enough of an understanding of how genome sequencing works. he
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Personalized medicine has been promulgated by the scientific community as a new paradigm in healthcare service. Direct-to-consumer genetic testing involves the marketing of genetic tests to consumers directly so that tests may be ordered without going through a healthcare provider. There are more than a few companies that offer health-related genetic testing for direct purchase by the consumer; however, further scrutiny of these companies demonstrated that overall, these biotech companies do not
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With the incredible advancement in genetic testing, the issue of confidentiality and privacy has also garnered a lot of attention. Especially regarding hereditary genetic testing, the ethical debate of whether or not to disclose information to immediate family members has been a topic of debate. This is a source of great ethical dilemma for the genetic counselor, since the discovery of a hereditary genetic mutation can affect the immediate family members of the patient. An individual’s decision to
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Are Gene Patents Harmful? After reading a couple of articles, it has me wondering how harmful or beneficial gene patents may be for us humans. I found and read more cons than pros between the two articles. In the article “Patenting Life” author and critic Michael Crichton, is against gene patents. Meanwhile in “Decoding the Use of Gene Patents” written by economist, John E. Calfee, thinks gene patents are not such a bad idea, but he also believes they can be somewhat harmful. He also points out
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The human body is designed around our genetics and DNA that is passed down to us from our mothers and fathers. Genes outline our physical appearance, health and even our mental capabilities. Our parents have two different types of genes; dominant and recessive. A dominant disorder is passed down to the offspring from a parent with a single mutated allele. A recessive disorder is passed down to the offspring only when both parents have the mutated gene. If one parent is a carrier of the recessive
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Introduction: The fundamental objective behind the performance of this procedure is to surmise the mechanism of the transfer of genetic material and to accomplish this the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans were implored. The determination of the inheritance pattern of a particular unknown mutant gene in Caenorhabditis elegans was explored. Caenorhabditis elegans was chosen due to the relative ease of maintenance of the organism in laboratory setting, its small size and their short life cycle
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