makes gene therapy—despite its limitations— a worthwhile pursuit. Gene therapy is the use of DNA as a pharmaceutical agent to treat disease. It derives its name from the idea that DNA can be used to supplement or alter genes within an individual’s cells as a therapy to treat disease. The most common form of gene therapy involves using DNA that encodes a functional‚ therapeutic gene to replace a mutated gene. Other forms involve directly correcting a mutation‚ or using DNA that encodes a therapeutic
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Biology 9D 11 April 2015 10.1 Assessment 1a. Identify two reasons why a cell’s growth is limited. The larger a cell becomes‚ the more demands the cell places on its DNA. In addition‚ a large cell is less efficient in moving nutrients and waste material across the membrane. 1b. As a cell’s size increases‚ what happens to the ration of its surface area to its volume? As a cells size increases‚ the volume increases more than the surface area. However‚ the ratio decreases. Notice that the surface
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NAME- LASTNAME: EMİNE MERİÇ SECTION NUMBER:157-12 CLONİNG Probably‚ one of the most important advancement technique is cloning in a field of medicine in new century .Firs of all‚ scientists and genetic bioengineering intend by helping save some animal species from extinction. Animals which are endangered destroy due to not variety.I mean that species which can survive have common gene in their DNA. Genetic disorders can be transferred passing down and any disorder in DNA can easily spread
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The Shaking Palsy and The Stem Cell INTRODUCTION 1- Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome characterized by at least two of four cardinal features: bradykinesia (slowness and minimal movement)‚ rigidity‚ resting tremor (trembling)‚ and an impairment of postural balance leading to disturbance of gait and falling. The most common type of parkinsonism is idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD)‚ first described in an essay by James Parkinson‚ an English physician‚ in 1817 as paralysis agitans (the shaking
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answer this pertinent question‚ picture this. A loved one who is very dear to you is diagnosed with a serious disease such as muscular dystrophy‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ or even diabetes. If they could be treated‚ cured or have their life saved by stem cells or the results of cloning research‚ would that change your answer? Cloning can be defined as creating “an identical copy of a plant or animal from the genetic material of a single organism” (Cloning). There are two main types of human cloning‚
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Cats vs. Humans At first glance‚ it might look as if there are very few similarities between a human skeleton and a cat skeleton‚ However‚ when you look a little deeper‚ you find many similarities in shape‚ structure and function. Evolution has shaped the cat as a hunter and predator. Everything about a cat has been formed to shape a leathal‚ agile fighting animal. In contrast‚ the skeletons of humans have formed to provide strength and stability. There are many similarities between the modern-day
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Many people fear the implications that technology can have on society and the human race as a whole. Artificial intelligence in particular‚ or AI‚ has created much controversy about whether or not it should be used. A dangerous application of AI is using it in the programming of harmful weapons and the development of autonomous weapons. According to Ray Kurzweil‚ computer scientist and futurist‚ “superintelligence by its nature cannot be controlled” (Kurzweil‚ 2010). Because of this‚ the U.S government
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A successful failure means to have a mission to be done and something bad happens‚ but it turned out to be ok. In the article 9 Brilliant Inventions Made by Mistake scientist from around the world have made mistakes and created a completely different invention. Even astronauts make mistakes like Lovell‚ Haise‚ and Swigert. The reason why this article is called a successful failure is because some scientist was trying to do something and they did something else I return. William Perkin was trying
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Transhumanism is the term used in the belief that the human race can evolve beyond its mental and physical limitations that currently exist. This is definitely a difficult slippery slope of a belief. There are benefits for mankind that could emerge from these enhancements and also there are problems that could also emerge especially from an ethical standpoint. When discussing this topic several things come to mind. Do humans have the right to tamper with our genetic make up to create a new form of
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Would you ever have a surgery that gives you artificial intelligence like in the book “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes? In the Science Fiction book “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes the main character Charlie had an I.Q of 68. Charlie got artificial intelligence and it made his I.Q increased to 204. It was an awful idea for Charlie to have the A.I surgery. The surgery made Charlie I.Q decrees to 68. After the operation‚ Charlie began to go through a regression. Before the operation he
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