...On 21 September 1971, a boy by the name of David Phillip Vetter was born. He had an older sister called Katherine. He was conceived after his parents had lost his 7 month old brother to a genetic condition. David was born with severe combined immune deficiency, his parents were aware that there was a 50% chance that he would be born with this disease and at the time they believed he would receive a bone marrow transplant from his sister not knowing that she would not be a match. As soon as David was born he was placed in a germ free plastic environment and that’s where he lived for 12 years. Because of the plastic room he lived in, the media referred to his condition as the ‘the bubble boy disease’. In the plastic room, everything had to be...
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...The disease I have chosen to research is Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. I am interested in the disease because not a lot of people know about this disease. It’s a very rare disease. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency has an acronym. It is SCID. Some of the questions I have about the disease are: Is this disease treatable? If you can help it from happening or cause it from happening?, How common is it? Find out what it does to your body? What are the symptoms? Hopefully the information I obtain will help me to inform others who are as curious as I am about Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency is the term used for someone who is born without an immune system. The immune system within our bodies is very important....
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...this is what I experienced in life about bad karma. We’re going to step back in time to about 2004 for this story. I was ten years old, but I still remember it like it was yesterday. My ten years old birthday present from my dad is a little Dachshund, brown in color. You know how it were when you’re ten, you keep all of your toys or dolls clean and tidy. So do how I treat my Bubble. Oh, this is how I name my little Dachshund. Because this is the very first time I raise a pet up, I treat him like my baby, pour all my time and love on it, I won’t missed the every single moment to stay with Bubble. Everyday before and after class, I stay will Bubble, we play together, eat together, study together, watch animation together, play piano together, draw together, and even sleep together. But of course, he lying under my bed, because my father not allows Bubble to climb up my bed, he feels that some flea will stick on the fur and infect to me, but I don’t think so. I gave him shower twice a week, kept him from diseases and allergies, feed him with good food and vitamins that my parents bought... I just love Bubble and want him to get all the...
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...Bubble kid [18]: Nina Graeme was 5 weeks old baby. Her mother, Aga Warnell, observed something wrong with her baby, she wasn't hungry in the way her other daughters had been. Within weeks, Nina became very ill, says her father, Graeme. She was admitted to hospital with a rotavirus infection. Then she picked up pneumonia. In the hospital the doctors revealed a condition called (severe combined immunodeficiency or SCID). She was born with immune system defects due to a genetic defect. In this condition, the patient must live in a sterile environment. The doctors said to her father that she probably wasn't going to survive. Nina had a disorder called (ADA_SCID) this condition is caused by a genetic defect in the gene coding for adenosine deaminase enzyme . This enzyme usually dispatches a toxic molecule from WBCs. In its absence the toxin builds up, killing defending cells. The therapy began in April, first stem cells from Nina's bone marrow were harvested, then worked on ADA gene, finally these cells were injected back in. In August her WBCs count had nearly doubled. After one an half year of gene therapy, Nina was a happy little girl had a functioning immune system....
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...The clip on tie and bow tie, invented in 1928, helped officials greatly. Police officers preferred wearing clip on ties with their dangerous jobs. This way, criminals could not gain leverage on grabbing the officers tie and strangling them with the that went around their neck. Although the clip on tie was frowned upon in some social settings, it made policemen much more confident in their duties. (Sandhyarani, 2013)("Featured On Our Blog", 2015). Saving many lives jeopardized by the disease of Polio, the Negative Pressure Ventilator, also known as the Iron Lung, added incredible advances in the medical field. The Iron Lung, invented by Louis Shaw and Philip Drinker, forces a patient's lungs to inhale and exhale through changes in pressure. The machine encloses the entire body except the head and kept completely air tight. Drinker and Shaw, both medical students at Harvard, used vacuum cleaners to experiment with the changes in pressure that are involved with the Negative Pressure Ventilator. (Sandhyarani, 2013)("History of the Iron Lung or Respirator", 2015). Penicillin, the first effective antibiotic ever, added another advancement to the medical industry in 1928. Sir Alexander Fleming found penicillin mold on his workbench...
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...Personalized Medicine Pharmacy has been a key component of medicine for generations. From witch doctors providing herbal remedies, to the recent use of pharmacogenomics, medicine has always worked differently for different people. However, new advances in technology and understanding of the human body have allowed humans to leap forward and save lives. Genetic testing can improve the use of prescription drugs in many ways. Prescription drugs do not always work, and can sometimes be toxic to the users. This is due to the differences between different people and the fact that everyone has a different genetic makeup. For example, Her2/neu genes code for a protein receptor, the Her2 receptor, which deals with cell growth and differentiation. Some polymorphisms in the Her2/neu genes can change how some women’s breasts grow, leading to possible tumors. Cancer can also cause mutations, making the Her2/neu genes overactive, leading to tumors. Thus, women with breast cancer are routinely checked for Her2/neu over-activity. Physicians prescribe a drug called Herceptin to these Her2/neu positive patients. Herceptin does not work as well with patients that are Her2/neu negative, and in fact can be toxic to these patients (1). Thus, genetic testing allows us to change treatments in a way that could be life saving. However, genetic knowledge can change a person’s life, either through ability to act preventatively or by paralyzing a carrier with the weight of a decision. Gene...
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...Assignment 2: Gene Therapy Science 115 – Introduction to Biology March 1, 2014 Gene therapy is the transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders (Genetics home reference, n.d). This is a promising treatment for diseases such as inherited disorders, some types of cancer, and certain viral infections. The way this treatment works is by introducing genetic material into cells to compensate for genes that are abnormal or are not making beneficial proteins. Mutated genes can cause a protein to be faulty or missing, so a new copy of the gene is introduced to proper function of the protein. This is still a very risky technique and is under study to make sure it will be safe and effective. Currently, it is only being used to treat diseases such as severe combined immunodeficiency—also referred to as SCID or boy-in-the-bubble syndrome—where patients are unable to fight infection and die in childhood (Scientific American, n.d). A further break down of the processes of gene therapy will help to understand exactly how to treatment works. A gene cannot be inserted directly into the cell or it will not function. A carrier called a vector has been genetically engineered to deliver the gene to the cell. This vector can be used in two ways: in-the-body gene therapy and out-of-the-body gene therapy. In-the-body therapy can be injected or given intravenously (through an IV) directly into a specific tissue...
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...read it gave me a lot if incite to the lives of family’s and friends dealing with one whom has the unfortunate life eating disease of cancer. This book made me feel as if I was on an emotional roller coaster. It’s a captivating teen read. One incident from the Novel was when Hazel first attended the support group for cancer sufferers“…I wanted to make my parents happy. There is only one thing in this world that is shittier than biting it from cancer when you’re sixteen, and that’s having a kid who bites it from cancer.” I found this really moving, as she wasn’t denying that she was sick it was almost like she was accepting it for the good, she was extremely strong about it although it almost seemed as if she was being facetious about her illness though and she was trying to be smart. I thought that this would upset some people that were at the group because they might not be as accepting of their illness as she is. It made me feel as though hazel just wanted her death to be over with and for her to feel nothing anymore. There are the effects of having a incurable illness that I have seen from a people around me having such awful disseises they just don’t want to feel anything anymore and although they want to live they don’t see much point as they are already on there death bed making it harder for the others which are around them. This life eating disease is a dreadful thing for the family to deal with and it makes it even harder for the patient to have to be the cause of there...
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...Michael Jackson The King of Pop was born in Gary, Indiana on August 29, 1958. As a child, he was a lead singer of the Jackson family’s popular Motown group, The Jackson 5. Michael Jackson went on to become one of the most internationally famous award-winning solo pop sensations to date. Jackson father Joseph Jackson, had been a guitarist but had put aside his musical aspirations to focus on his family. Believing his sons had talent he molded them into a musical group in the early 60’s. The group was named the Jackson Family in the beginning, and was later changed to the Jackson 5. The group consisted of Michael older brother Tito, Jermaine, and Jackie. Michael joined the group at the age of five and emerged as the group’s lead vocalist. He showed remarkable range and depth for such a young performer, and impressing audiences with his ability to convey complex emotions. Later on his older brother Marlon joined the group, which evolved into The Jackson 5. Behind the scenes, Joseph Jackson pushed his sons to succeed. He also was known to become violent with them. Michael and his brother spent relentless hours rehearsing and polishing up their act. The group started playing at local gigs and built a strong foundation of potential fans. With all the hard work the Jackson 5 later went on to open up for big acts for such R&B artists as Gladys Knight and the Pips, James Brown, and Sam and Dave. Many of these performers were signed to the legendary Motown record label, and it has...
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...1. There are 62,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body – laid end to end they would circle the earth 2.5 times 2. At over 2000 kilometers long, The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth 3. The risk of being struck by a falling meteorite for a human is one occurrence every 9,300 years 4. A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons 5. A typical hurricane produces the energy equivalent of 8,000 one megaton bombs 6. Blood sucking hookworms inhabit 700 million people worldwide 7. The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 166.94 mph, by Fred Rompelberg 8. We can produce laser light a million times brighter than sunshine 9. 65% of those with autism are left handed 10. The combined length of the roots of a Finnish pine tree is over 30 miles 11. The oceans contain enough salt to cover all the continents to a depth of nearly 500 feet 12. The interstellar gas cloud Sagittarius B contains a billion, billion, billion liters of alcohol [JFrater is planning to move there in the near future] 13. Polar Bears can run at 25 miles an hour and jump over 6 feet in the air 14. 60-65 million years ago dolphins and humans shared a common ancestor 15. Polar Bears are nearly undetectable by infrared cameras, due to their transparent fur 16. The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of their life 17. A single rye plant can spread up to 400 miles of roots underground 18. The temperature on the surface of Mercury exceeds...
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..._____________________________ 2.The diagram below shows the human male reproductive system.State the function of the part labeled C_________________________________ 3.Ngata eat a roasted maize for his lunch.In which part of his digestive system did the digestion of the roasted maize begun.________________________ 4.The diagram below shows the female reproductive system.In which of the parts labeled A,B,C and D does fertilization take place________ 5.What happens to the part labeled X when one breathes in_______________________________ 6.Below is a list of changes that take place during adolescents. (i)Growth of breasts. (ii)Chest and shoulder broaden. (iii)Ovaries begin to produce mature ova. (iv)Hips broaden. Identify changes that take place in boys only_________ 7.Why is it that the left ventricle is thicker than the right ventricle______________________________ 8.Identify any 2 valves found in the heart. (i)__________________________________ (ii)__________________________________ 9.When Peter was digging in his shamba accidentally he cut himself on the leg. Blood started oozing out steadily. Which blood vessel had been cut____________________________ 10.Apart from placing your hand on the chest so as to feel your pulse. How else can one check the pulse rate___________________________ 11.Am small in size ,i do carry oxygen from the lungs to other body organs .Who am i___________ 12.What is the ratio of red cells to white cells_____________________________________ ...
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...Creative Technology Exam 2 Study Guide 1) Uses a promoter- transcription 2) An anticodon is involved in this process - translation 3) Codons are involved - translation 4) Uses DNA Polymerase- replication 5) Polymerase chain reaction is a “synthetic” version of this 6) RNA polymerase is used - transcription 7) Ribosomes are used- translation 8) tRNA is used - translation 9) mRNA is produced - transcription 10) mRNA is read - translation 11) Important when a cell divides- replication 12) Uses a start codon - translation 13) A stop codon is involved - translation 14) Ends with a termination sequence - translation 15) Begins at a promoter region - transcription 16)What are the two main types of cells? * Eukaryotes: animals, plants, yeast, algae, most multicellular organisms; yes nucleus * Prokaryotes: bacteria, archaebacteria, simpler organisms; no nucleus; no membrane enclosed organelles 17) Approximate size scale of bacterial cell (1 micron) vs. animal cell (10-100 microns) vs. molecules vs. virus 18) How does the cell fit 6 feet of DNA into each cell of our body? 19) How many chromosomes do humans have? What’s the difference between male and female chromosomes? 23; XX (female) versus XY (male) 20) Plasmids are the most important entity for biotechnology. They allow the insertion of foreign DNA 21) What was the first protein biotechnology to be produced in E. coli? ...
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...children as Jehovah's Witnesses. His father Joe was a guitarist so when his sons showed talent he thought about putting them in show business. In 1962, when Michael was 5 years old, he, Marlon, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine combine to form a band. With their father managing the band, Jackson was the lead singer on most of the songs. Most people loved that as young as he was he was a really good singer who was able to express strong emotions towards the songs and he could do it in good range. Joseph Jackson pushed his sons a lot. He was known to become violent with them. Michael and his brothers spent lots of hours rehearsing. At first, the Jackson 5 played local gigs and built a strong local fan base. They recorded one single on their own, "Big Boy" with the B-side "You've Changed," but it didn’t do so well. The Jackson 5 moved on to working an opening act for R&B artists like Gladys Knight and the Pips, James Brown, and Sam and Dave. Many of these talented singers were signed to Motown record label, and people say that it might have been Gladys Knight that told Motown founder Berry Gordy about the Jackson 5. In 1968 Motown signed The Jackson 5. The 5 moved to Los Angeles in 1969, Michael and his brothers started work on their music and dancing with their father as their manager. Their first album, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, hit the charts in December of that year. It's first single, "I Want You Back," hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1970. More chart-topping...
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...- Hey, Barry. - Is that fuzz gel? - A little. Special day, graduation. Never thought I'd make it. Three days grade school, three days high school. Those were awkward. Three days college. I'm glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive. You did come back different. - Hi, Barry. - Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good. - Hear about Frankie? - Yeah. - You going to the funeral? - No, I'm not going. Everybody knows, sting someone, you die. Don't waste it on a squirrel. Such a hothead. I guess he could have just gotten out of the way. I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day. That's why we don't need vacations. Boy, quite a bit of pomp... under the circumstances. - Well, Adam, today we are men. - We are! -...
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...The Risks of Scuba Diving The Risks of Scuba Diving Western Governors University The Risks of Scuba Diving The Risks of Scuba Diving Scuba diving is a very popular sport, but a lot of amateurs are not aware of the risks they might face during or after a dive. Every year, 15 million divers engage in 250 million dives worldwide. Thanks to advanced technology and awareness training, accidents can be either prevented or minimized. Unfortunately, the biggest threat to divers is the divers themselves. Hastiness (“I don't have time to check the equipment, it will be alright...”,) proudness and group pressure (“Come on, let's dive even deeper...”,) or simply underestimating one's physical limits can often lead to injuries, or in some unfortunate cases even fatalities. This article will review the various risks that divers might face under the water's surface or after ascent back to the main land. Although scuba diving is considered a high risk sport, this article is intended to spark some interest and to encourage the reader to take more interest in the magnificent and amazing world of scuba diving. Medical risks Cardiovascular incidents One of the major causes for fatalities is drowning. There are different issues that can lead to drowning. A lot of those issues have one common denominator: cardiovascular incidents. Looking at statistics of the general population, it does not come as a big surprise that also under water one of the biggest risks, which lead to cardiovascular...
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