Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease. The word anemia is defined as meaning that the blood does not have the required number of red blood cells. These cells take on a crescent shape‚ which is where the disease takes its name from the abnormal sickle shapes of the cells. It is commonly found in people from Africa‚ the Mediterranean region‚ southern India and the Middle East. “This disease of the blood was first discovered in 1910 in a black college student from the
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Sickle Cell Anemia‚ also known as Sickle Cell Disease‚ is a disease that causes the production of abnormal hemoglobin. The red blood cells (RBCs) carry oxygen to organs and tissues. Hemoglobin‚ a molecule in the RBCs‚ is a protein that attaches to the oxygen in the lungs and carries it to all parts of the body. Hemoglobin takes on the oxygen‚ and releases carbon dioxide‚ a process known as oxygenation. In the tissues‚ deoxygenation occurs where the processes is reversed‚ when hemoglobin releases
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types of skin cancer; melanoma‚ squamous cell‚ and basal cell carcinoma. Out of the three skin cancers basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is by far the most common. BCC accounts for 90% of all skin cancers. Basal cell carcinoma is also the easiest to treat for the simple fact it rarely metastasize. Bcc tend to stay in the same general area and cause damage to tissues by growing and invading surrounding tissue. Some people are more susceptible to basal cell carcinoma than other. If you’ve received
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Abstract Sickle-cell disease is a genetic disorder that results from the abnormal structure of red blood cells. The peculiar shape of the red blood cell prevents the normal absorption of oxygen. This disease results from the abnormal production of hemoglobin S (HbS). Therefore‚ a mutation in this gene causes a lower supply of oxygen to the cells‚ which results in occlusion of the blood vessels. Individuals diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia have abnormal function of the gene that encodes for subunit
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One of the most important features of this defense or system is the white blood cells. The White Blood Cells work to fight off any infection there is and have a memory function that remembers the disease to keep it away. A leukocyte‚ which is the formal name for white blood cells‚ protects the body in various ways from getting sick. The red bone marrow’s stem cells‚ which are called hemocytoblasts‚ are the source of creation for almost all of the white blood cells. Five types of white blood
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The Cell Phone Industry By Cecily Rodgers Contemporary Business Dr. Quinn 2/3/13 Forty years ago if a person mentioned the thought of a cell phone being an intricate part of daily routines for millions of people‚ it would be very hard idea to believe. Today‚ consumers have a choice to purchase a cell phone with different types‚ sizes‚ and colors. Because there are different choices of devices‚ there are different companies that provide these devices‚ hence creating competition to provide a
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can diffuse across cell membranes while some substances must be transported across the membrane by proteins. The membrane is in control of what enters and leaves the cell. However‚ certain conditions may damage the cell membrane’s structure. Beet cells‚ which are plant cells‚ have a water-soluble pigment called betacyanin‚ which is stored in its vacuole. The tonoplast‚ or the vacuole’s membrane‚ acts with the cell membrane of the cell to prevent the betacyanin
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English 10 December 2012 Cell Phones of Death Skeptics have been saying cell phones cause dangerous side effects. As a result‚ some people claim that when magnetic waves are sent from cell phones‚ the waves have an allergic reaction on them. Others are saying these same waves caused their cancer. However‚ I have found virtually no studies that support these claims with scientific evidence. This is the reason for my choice of policy. The policies in regards to cell phone use should not change
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monosaccharides‚ disaccharides‚ and polysaccharides 2. Play the animation of dehydration synthesis. What two monosaccarides did you start with? What
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