How would you support the safety and effectiveness of vaccines using statistically significant evidence?

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A patient presents in your office to get their child vaccinated, and you as the healthcare provider are tasked with administering the vaccine. Before allowing their child to be vaccinated, they relay to you that they have been researching vaccination online and have concerns with regards to vaccine effectiveness and safety. What would be your response to this concerned parent? How would you support the safety and effectiveness of vaccines using statistically significant evidence?

Describe at least 2 benefits and 2 drawbacks there might be for animal cells (including humans) to make their own food through photosynthesis.

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Photosynthesis and Chloroplasts

You will read that only plants, algae, and some bacteria are photosynthetic. There is an exception to this, however. One species of sea slug has found a way to steal chloroplasts, store them in glands lining its digestive tract, and live on the sugar that is produced (Milius, 2010). The sea slug has even commandeered the genes to help repair these chloroplasts to keep them working for 9 months—longer than the algae would (Fang, 2015)!

What if animals and humans could be engineered to have chloroplasts and could then use photosynthesis?

Focus your discussion on ONE of the following topics:

Describe at least 2 benefits and 2 drawbacks there might be for animal cells (including humans) to make their own food through photosynthesis.
Explain which cells, tissues, or organs should be modified to lead to successful photosynthesis in animals or humans. Discuss how these compare to a plant’s leaves.
Describe the process of photosynthesis to explain at least 1 requirement for photosynthesis that would need to be considered for chloroplasts to function in an animal or a human.
Review the following links for materials to enhance your knowledge and assist with your discussion post:

Chloroplast-Stealing Sea Slug
Sea Slug Steals Photosynthesis Genes from Algae
Solar-Powered Humans?
Photosynthesis
Use at least 1 credible source to support the arguments presented in your post.

How do organisms benefit from gene transfer?

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Discuss how gene transfer is an essential part of the natural world. How do organisms benefit from gene transfer? Choose at least two applications of genetic engineering and describe what beneficial products are produced using this technology. What, if any, are the negatives associated with genetic engineering?

Create a five-to-seven page essay summarizing various ways in which we employ microbes to our advantage.

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Paper details:

Search the Online Library for information about harnessing bacteria to help us.
Search Academic OneFile or choose another database. Use the Concorde Online Library TutorialPreview the document if you need assistance with your search. Use these search strings or try some of your own:

Putting bacteria to work

Microbial fuel cell

Industrial microbiology biotechnology

Microbes in health care

Microbial taxa

Biotechnology and bacteria

Create a five-to-seven page essay summarizing various ways in which we employ microbes to our advantage. Think about their use in the food industry, waste management, health care, and conversion of waste product into fuel. Which of these applied Microbiology fields is of interest to you and has the potential for further development in your opinion?
Support all of your assertions with scholarly resources.
Essay: This project should be in proper APA format. There is a requirement of at least THREE scholarly resources (Wikipedia is not allowed) and those resources must be no older than FIVE years old.
Five-to-Seven pages, not including title page, reference page, or appendix.
Only a Word Doc submission is allowed. Remember, the Office365 account offers free access to Microsoft Office, which includes Word.

Explain how the studies were completed and how their findings differ from each other and the material in the book (i.e. use of stimulants to help sleep vs relying on your natural Circadian Rhythm).

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Perform outside research to find 2 studies that are about the Circadian Rhythm Cycle. Explain how the studies were completed and how their findings differ from each other and the material in the book (i.e. use of stimulants to help sleep vs relying on your natural Circadian Rhythm). This should be approximately 1 page with 3-4 paragraphs using 3 researched sources. Include a cover page and a resource page in this submission. Be sure that you cite and reference your sources using APA with in-text citation to highlight your use of your resources.

Describe the mechanism of action of catalysts in the following processes (up to half a page to one):With leg length elongation / light dependency, IAA: cellsCentrality , ABA mechanism of action, interactions with – GA.

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Growth inhibitors and growth catalysts

Plants – from germination to aging – depend on and are affected by the presence of catalysts and growth inhibitors (plant “hormones”) that monitor the normal development of the plant, the intercellular communication and processes essential for the proper maintenance of the various plant organelles.

Describe the mechanism of action of catalysts in the following processes (up to half a page to one):With leg length elongation / light dependency – IAA: cellsCentrality – ABA mechanism of action, interactions with – GA: germinating the different sperm partsCytokinins and toxins – their importance in plant genetic engineering.
Find an article from the last 5 years – dealing with proteins involved in auxin’s polar transition in plants (PIN,AUX or other). Describe (up to half a page) the new findings – the article must be mentioned (full reference – including authors, where the article appeared in the newspaper, a year’s volume and pages) on which they were based.

The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to gather more information and to become an expert of a disease of your choice. Choose any of the body systems relating to the human reproductive system. Write a report about the disease you have selected.

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The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to gather more information and to become an expert of a disease of your choice.

Topics You may choose any of the body systems relating to the human reproductive system. You are restricted to only 1-page front and back!

Written You will write a report about the disease you have selected. The report should address the following: 1. Name of Disease 2. Symptoms (How do you know if you have the disease? What are some signs?) 3. Physiology (How does this disease affect the body?) 4. Diagnosis (How is it determined that the person has the disease?) 5. Prevalence (Who gets the disease? Is this disease more prevalent in one gender or ethnicity than another? Include statistics.) 6. Treatment (How do you treat this disease? Can you die from this disease? Can you be cured?) 7. Prevention (What precautions can you take to prevent someone from getting the disease?)

When and where was the most recent coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 discovered? How would you describe the coronavirus situation currently in the news? What are the symptoms of COVID-19 and how is it different from influenza? What effects does the coronavirus have on the body and how is it currently treated?

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As you conduct your own research, discuss the following questions regarding the global Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) pandemic. Each proper response should be based on information that you found published, and written in your own words. In other words, not just copying information and pasting it in your document. Also, you must include references and properly cite any quotations.
1. When and where was the most recent coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 discovered?
2. How would you describe the coronavirus situation currently in the news?
3. What are the symptoms of COVID-19 and how is it different from influenza?
4. What effects does the coronavirus have on the body and how is it currently treated?
5. Why should this be a major concern for people living in the United States and especially Atlanta, Georgia?
6. As of the time and date of your report, how many current cases of COVID-19 are there globally? In the U.S.?
7. Finally, based on the number of cases, reported deaths and your research, should we be greatly alarmed by this virus, yes or no, and why?

Agnathans in the class Petromyzontida are members of one of our early lineages in vertebral evolution. How does this clade fit into the vertebral evolutionary tree?

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Agnathans in the class Petromyzontida are members of one of our early lineages in vertebral evolution. How does this clade fit into the vertebral evolutionary tree? This group has an interesting life cycle. Provide a detailed description of the general life cycle for this taxon, and make it clear what it means when we say they are anadromous.

 

 

  • Double spaced, Times New Roman font with a size of 12 (or equivalent font and font size). Margins should be set to normal 1 inch.
  • All sources must be cited using APA format, and only primary research articles are accepted sources.

Identify “immunology” and its methodologies. Research current COVID-19 epidemiology from reputable scientific websites, including (but not limited to): who.int (World Health Organization), cdc.gov (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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Lab Introduction:

Understanding what’s happening in the world right now means understanding microbiology.  We’ve started with a basic understanding of viruses—undefined in any of Woese’s 3 domains, they are parasites that need the host’s energy.  We study energy and metabolism in Unit I: Chapters 2 and 5 remind us that, like us, organisms inside of human hosts are also chemoheterotrophic.  In future chapters, we learn about how our bodies respond to infectious particles– Epidemiology (Chs. 14 & 15) and Immunology (Chs. 16-20) are foundational studies in Microbiology.  They help humans track disease causation, human anatomy & physiology effects, and often lead to new methodologies (e.g., vaccination, antibiotics) that aim to protect future humans. Right now, humans are responding to an enigmatic virus (termed COVID-19) utilizing these same studies.  In this lab exercise, you will research current epidemiology and immunology about a virus that has created a recent pandemic.

Learning Goals:

  • Identify “epidemiology” and its methodologies.
  • Identify “immunology” and its methodologies.
  • Research current COVID-19 epidemiology from reputable scientific websites, including (but not limited to): who.int (World Health Organization), cdc.gov (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and 1+ more (student’s choice).
  • Research human immunology—the way(s) in which the human body responds to viruses (including Coronaviruses of the past).
  • Develop a plan for your community in response to COVID-19 outbreak.