Can molecular biological research of rare genetic disorders help provide keys to understanding cancer and other illnesses?

Rare genetic disorders

Can molecular biological research of rare genetic disorders help provide keys to understanding cancer and other illnesses?

Provide a general review or summary of a human genetic condition Down Syndrome. The overview should be clear and concise but provide sufficient information to facilitate an objective reader’s basic understanding of the genetic issue.

Human genetic condition Down Syndrome.

For this assignment, provide a general review or summary of a human genetic condition Down Syndrome. The overview should be clear and concise but provide sufficient information to facilitate an objective reader’s basic understanding of the genetic issue.

Ensure you indicate references and cite where necessary. (To assist you in citing, you may want to review scientific styles and formats used in literature. You may want to use library resources for this.

http://www.scientificstyleandformat.org/Tools/SSF-Citation-Quick-Guide.html
The presentation should not exceed 2 pages (double spaced, Times New Roman 12 Font).

What did you learn about anatomy of the digestive system from the first video?? Explain the functions of the enteric nervous system. Why do you think the enteric nervous system is called the “second brain”

Do you have a Second Brain?

 

 

 

What did you learn about anatomy of the digestive system from the first video??
Explain the functions of the enteric nervous system.
Why do you think the enteric nervous system is called the “second brain”

How did your life trajectory lead to applying to graduate school at UC San Diego? What drives your interest and passion for neuroscience?

UCSD Statement of Purpose

From your Statement of Purpose, we hope to get a sense of what drives and motivates your passion for neuroscience research. To that end, writing about how your interest in the field developed can be insightful. In addition, please feel free to take this opportunity to discuss both the ups and downs of your path into scientific research or any perceived shortcomings in your application.

How did your life trajectory lead to applying to graduate school at UC San Diego? What drives your interest and passion for neuroscience?

What were the differences in food and cooking that have been discussed? What new skills have been acquired during the upper paleolithic era and how did this impact their society and bodies.

Biology week #3

The transformative change that was discussed in this chapter was culture.  Choose 1 of the following questions to answer related to some of the major changes that were seen in the upper paleolithic era compared to the lower. Include 2 sources for areas where you found supporting information, the book can not be considered a source.  Regardless of what question you answer, also include what you learned in this chapter that was most interesting to you!
What were the differences in food and cooking that have been discussed? What new skills have been acquired during the upper paleolithic era and how did this impact their society and bodies.
Art was one of the new ideas brought up in this chapter, What did we see as differences between the neanderthals and the homo sapiens in reference to culture and art?
Communication and differences in how different people (neanderthals vs. homo sapiens) communicated during this time were discussed in detail.  Explain these changes and what we sacrificed for our communication skills.  How do you think modern communications such as social media have shaped our communication now?
Brain sizes were compared in this chapter between different populations and apes/chimps.  Explain what changes were seen and why it is difficult for us to study these brains now.

Can molecular biological research of rare genetic disorders help provide keys to understanding cancer and other illnesses?

Rare genetic disorders

Can molecular biological research of rare genetic disorders help provide keys to understanding cancer and other illnesses?

What is the mutation that causes the disease? What are the effects of having this mutation (in other words, how does the disease present)? Are there any cures for this disease?

Discussion

For this discussion, do some research about a particular genetic diseases. Tell the class about the disease you chose to discuss. What is the mutation that causes the disease? What are the effects of having this mutation (in other words, how does the disease present)? Are there any cures for this disease? Write at least 150 words. Be sure to give citations and references for all of the information.

The stroke volume ejected on the next heartbeat after premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is usually larger than normal. Explain why this is the case.

DQ

The stroke volume ejected on the next heartbeat after premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is usually larger than normal. Explain why this is the case. (HINT: It should be noted that at a given heart rate, the interval between a PVC and the next normal beat is longer than the interval between two normal beats.)

What did you learn about respiratory diseases? How SARS-CoV-2 affects human lungs? How previous research and knowledge help us to treat patients with COVID-19?

How Covid-19 Affects Your Lungs

 

What did you learn about respiratory diseases?
How SARS-CoV-2 affects human lungs?
How previous research and knowledge help us to treat patients with COVID-19?

Do you think it’s safe for humans to consume genetically modified organisms for food? For full credit, give a good justification for your answer.

Genetically Modified Organisms

Whenever two organisms reproduce sexually, the offspring have a mixture of traits (alleles) from the two parents. You should remember from previous weeks that these alleles are sections of DNA in chromosomes. Historically, if people wanted animal or plant offspring that had certain alleles, they could do this by breeding parents that had those same alleles. Nowadays, we have the technology to actually insert certain alleles into a sperm or egg cell. This allows us to produce offspring that have those alleles even when the parents don’t. We call these “genetically modified organisms” (GMO).

1. In general, do you think it’s safe for humans to consume genetically modified organisms for food? For full credit, give a good justification for your answer.

2. Give an example of a genetic modification (real or hypothetical) in a food organism that would be unsafe for humans to consume.