Biol 385: Biotech. and Gen. Eng. Name ___________________________ Exam #2 - 100pts 06 April 2012 G # _____________________ ======================================================================= If necessary‚ use the back of the exam pages for the rest of your answers. Do not use other sheets of paper. Please write legibly; if I cannot read your answer‚ I will count it wrong. * BY TAKING THIS EXAM‚ YOU HAVE AGREED TO ABIDE BY THE SPIRIT AND THE
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Vaccines Vaccinations are a big part of people’s lives. There are immunization programs for children that very much encourage vaccinations; starting them off early as steady‚ life-long customers. Years ago‚ when vaccines were first invented‚ they were made up of saline solution and the dead virus. Now‚ there’s so much more in the vaccine that most people don’t know about. The way that vaccines are made is unethical‚ from the ingredients‚ to the way the ingredients are collected. Many who get vaccinated
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the measured absorbance‚ λ is the slope of the standard curve‚ b is the length of the cuvette‚ and c is the concentration being determined. Objectives 1. To prepare a standard curve of absorbance versus protein concentration by using Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA). 2. To determine BSA concentration in two sample solutions. 3. To determine protein concentration in apple juice. Procedure Part1 7 test tubes were prepared and labeled. The appropriate amount of BSA and distilled water were pipetted
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P.‚ Gilman‚ R. M.‚ and Brutlag‚ K.‚ (2009)‚ Chapter 28: Taking the Tour: Recommended AP Experiments‚ AP Chemistry for Dummies‚ Wiley Publishing‚ Inc.‚ Indiana‚ p. 294. Olson‚ J.S Sizer‚ I.W. & Peacock‚ A.C. 1947‚ The ultraviolet absorption of serum albumin and of its constituents ’ amino acids as a function of pH‚ PhD thesis‚ Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ Cambridge. Stewart‚ K.K. & Ebel‚ R.E. 2000‚ Chemical Measurements in Biological Systems‚ John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc‚ New York.
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PTK7 Regulates Epididymal Duct Coiling Through Regulating Myosin II Activity in the Surrounding Mesenchyme Cells of the Epididymal Duct. By Angela Washington Research under the supervision of Dr. Barry T. Hinton of the Department of Cell Biology at the University of Virginia Health Systems Summer Session III 2012 Abstract It is very clear that the epididymis plays a crucial role in the maturation of spermatozoa and without a fully developed and functional epididymis male infertility will
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Overview Generalized juvenile polyposis‚ also called juvenile intestinal polyposis‚ causes noncancerous polyps to grow in the digestive tract. Polyps usually appear before the second decade of life‚ can grow throughout the digestive system and elevate gastrointestinal cancer risk. Definition & Facts Though the disorder appears before the age of 20‚ the word “juvenile” describes the nature of the polyp’s tissues. There are three types of the syndrome with juvenile polyposis of infancy being the
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Crohn’s Disease Introduction Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory condition of idiopathic etiology that can affect portions of the gastrointestinal tract ranging from the mouth to the perianal area. It is transmural in that it affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It is believed to be the result of multiple factors‚ including genetic susceptibility‚ luminal antigenic drive and environmental triggers. Canada has the highest incidence rates of Crohn’s disease in the world. According to Statistics
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Makati Medical Center College of Nursing DRUG STUDY Patient’s Name: M.D.C. Age: 42 y/o Medical Diagnosis: Leptospirosis Attending Physician/s: M.T Allergies: none Allergic Responses: none Prepared by: Shiela Guiquing |DRUG NAME |MECHANISM OF ACTION |RATIONALE FOR THIS PATIENT |ADVERSE DRUG EFFECT |NURSING IMPLICATIONS | |
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percent water Includes many dissolved substances Nutrients Salts (metal ions) Respiratory gases Hormones Proteins Waste products Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Slide 10.5 Plasma Proteins Albumin – regulates osmotic pressure Clotting proteins – help to stem blood loss when a blood vessel is injured Antibodies – help protect the body from antigens Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Slide 10.6 Formed
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biotechnology has since moved from microbial cell cultures to applications in eukaryotic organisms‚ such as plants and animals. The first genetically modified (GM) plants to be used for biopharming were tobacco and tomato plants which produced human serum albumin (Sijmons et al.‚ 1990). Since those early breakthroughs‚ a wide range of plant-derived pharmaceutical and therapeutic proteins have been produced‚ including antibodies‚ subunit vaccines‚ human blood products‚ hormones and growth regulators (Twyman
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