Title: Bradford Assay: Creating a Standard Curve and Determining Unknown Protein Concentrations Introduction: In biochemistry the ability to determine the quantity of a certain substance in a solution is extremely important. Often protein concentration within a biological organism is essential in determining the function or condition of that organism. If the protein concentration in an environment is increased or decreased it can have detrimental side effects. If there is a decrease in hemoglobin
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If one were to ask whether early human societies could have existed without religion‚ the answer would be a resounding no. Their collective knowledge was simply not considerable enough to explain the pertinent questions about life that faced them everyday. It’s human nature to seek answers to the unknown‚ and with each generation the human race is becoming exponentially more intelligent; able to explain more about our world with each new discovery. Although religion was an essential institution in
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of Fox TV‚ stating they violated the Florida’s whistleblower statues. They argued that WVTV terminated their employment under the grounds of retaliation after they refused to suppress and distort the contents of a story regarding the controversial Bovine Growth Hormone in Florida’s cattle. They also brought forth additional claims of declaratory relief and breach of contract. After a four week jury trial they found against Wilson and all of his claims. Akre dropped allegations concerning declaratory
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Ban Heading in Youth Soccer? Should heading in soccer continue to be allowed in youth soccer despite the higher risk of injury in younger athletes? Although going up for headers is a major part of the game and has been since the start‚ there is a growing group of coaches and parents who want this to be removed from youth soccer because of concern that their children playing the sport could get severe and long term brain injuries. There are different sites to this debate‚ those who are for the
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order to determine the identity of six unknown solutions and the concentration of a bovine serum albumin sample. We were given three samples that lacked protein‚ and three samples containing proteins‚ and using a spectrophotometer we assessed the amount of light absorbed versus the light transmitted‚ based on the principles of the Beer-Lambert Law. The three proteins used included lysozyme‚ protamine sulfate‚ and bovine serum albumin‚ and the three non-protein samples contained either RNA‚ tyrosine‚
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Hyperventilation 15. Cardiac arrhythmia 16. Hypoxia 17. Hypoglycaemia 18. Vertebra basilar transient ischemic attack 19. Epilepsy TYPES • Toxic-metabolic encephalopathy. This is an acute condition of brain dysfunction with symptoms of confusion and/or delirium. The condition is usually reversible. The causes of toxic-metabolic encephalopathy are varied. They include systemic illness‚ infection‚ organ failure‚ and other conditions. • Anoxic brain injury. This is a brain condition caused by total
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common injuries athletes sustain in their time of play such as concussions‚ but what many people do not know of are what happens to an athlete after sustaining the head trauma. Diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE) can affect athletes many years after sustaining concussions and can lead to death. Many sports corporations such as the NFL are taking steps to help prevent further head trauma to their athletes‚ but many critics are questioning whether the
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Autoimmune disorder case study Autoimmune diseases: An autoimmune disease is any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues or normal cells by mistake; the body fails to tell the difference between self and non-self. There are several dozen kinds of autoimmune diseases‚ risk factors depend somewhat on the particular illness. In general‚ researchers have found strong links
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team from scoring‚ the players can tackle the opposing team. Tackling an opponent can lead to many serious injuries injuries‚ including concussions. Concussions consist of forceful collisions against the head and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy or C.T.E‚ a degenerative brain disease. As a result of football being dangerous the N.F.L‚ the National Football League‚ created the head‚ neck‚ and spine committee to help diagnosis‚ prevent‚ and treat players with sports related
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What is a seizure? A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain’s normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures with symptoms that vary from a momentary lapse of attention to severe convulsions. Types of seizures Grand-Mal Seizures – This type of seizure presents as a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that often begins with a loud cry before the person having
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