The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a biochemical technology in molecular biology used to amplify a single copy or a few copies of a piece of DNA across several orders of magnitude‚ generating thousands to millions of copies of a particular DNA sequence. Developed in 1983 by Kary Mullis‚[1][2] PCR is now a common and often indispensable technique used in medical and biological research labs for a variety of applications.[3][4] These include DNA cloning for sequencing‚ DNA-based phylogeny‚ or
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In the story “The Talk: After Ferguson”‚ written by Dana Canedy‚ mother Dana Canedy is having to face a question she did not want to answer by her son Jordan. The question he was talking about is if he can be labeled white so his own life can be much easier to live. The answer is complex and has multiple factors as to why it was asked‚ like social discrimination‚ recent police brutalities‚ Ferguson‚ and other hot button news that did not need an answer at Jordan’s age (Canedy 884-888). The way I
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What’s one word that describes you? That’s the question everyone has been asking me lately. Honestly‚ I have no idea. It’s not something that I can answer in one second‚ but is something that took me at least a day to finally decide. My family would’ve called me timid ages ago‚ however‚ now they would almost call me outgoing. My friends all say I’m comical and whimsical and people I meet when at my job would say I’m one of the most pleasant people they’ve met in a long time. I‚ myself‚ believe that
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In Pat Archbolds article “The Death of Pretty” he argues that women are no long how they used to be and that men want the girls so act and dress a certain way. I believe that Archbolds writes this article in a socially conservative bias. Archbold to me sounds to me like he is an old-fashioned person by the way he writes this article. Archbold can be seen as an old-fashioned person when he says‚ “Young women today do not seem to aspire to pretty‚ they prefer to be regarded as hot.” This explains
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I chose to talk about the reading by Canedy‚ Dana. “The Talk: After Ferguson.” In the reading we are introduced to the life of a colored person. She explains the struggle of having to even bring up the topics of police brutality and black people. She is in a battle with herself of knowing when the time is right to explain to her child that society is making the police and black man a problem. A problem that many have died over. Shooting unarmed black men because of suspicion not facts. All of the
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For One More Day “Every family is a ghost story . . .” By Mitch Albom “Review by - Abdul Wahid Khalil” Deputy Director‚ PTA Zonal Office‚ Peshawar Book Review of “For One More Day” Author – An Introduction For One More Day is bestselling novel written by Mitch Albom in 2006. The author Mr. Mitchell David is an American dramatists‚ journalist‚ and television broadcaster. The author depicted the story in the 1950’s and has clearly represented the values of that time period
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What Memorial Day means to me People think Memorial Day just like any other day and kids see it as a day off from school I guess that is true but there is so much more to it these brave men and women put down their life to protect mine. They know that it’s a day to remember soldiers who have died to protect our nation. But the fact is I know these soldiers were brave and risked their life to save others and do the things that we are not willing to do. On my dad’s side of the family there is no
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what are you going to say at my funeral now that you’ve killed me. Here lies my body‚ touched‚ inhuman and dead without reason‚ without a gun to my head‚ without a knife to the back‚ but‚ with touch. Have you ever been in a life-threatening situation‚ whether it’s on the street‚ your home or at your work? And within that moment your mind doesn’t think of death‚ it thinks of life. Life with your friends‚ your dearest loved ones‚ family. Your mind races and traces back to distant memories‚ you
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to soccer practice after a full day of shopping‚ around nine o’clock at night‚ she always feels a breeze of air and a smell of blood as she runs back and forth down the field. Cami always thought it was just herself‚ her teammates‚ her coach and her family in the stadium. The more she came to her games‚ the more she felt uncomfortable. Cami could never put a finger on what was happening‚ but one second she was fine and then
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Creative Spark Talk – Taking Imagination Seriously Earlene Espy PHL/458 October 28‚ 2014 Dr. Christopher Jackson Creative Spark Talk – Taking Imagination Seriously Janet Echelman is a self-proclaimed artist who never formally learned the craftsmanship of being an architect‚ engineer‚ or sculptor. However‚ her story is one of determination and perseverance through adversity that fuels inspiration to make imagination a reality. Ms. Echelman was an honored speaker at a 2011 TED Talk conference and
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