Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells. People affected with sickle cell disease produce abnormally shaped red blood cells that causes health problems. Sickle cell disease is caused by a defective gene passed on from the parent to the child. Sickle cell disease is condition that is considered serious and lifelong. People of African descent are mainly affected with sickle cell disease in addition to ‚ Caribbean‚ Middle Eastern‚ Eastern Mediterranean
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Structure of the Stem The internal structure of the stem is usually more complex than the other plant organs for it performs and provides various functions. These functions are: * For mechanical support * For conduction of water * For conduction and storage of manufactured food * For continuous growth of the stem in thickness These functions are centered at the fibro vascular system that is composed of two major tissues‚ the xylem and the phloem. Internal Parts of Woody Stems 1. Protective
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with a history of the autosomal recessive disease Sickle cell anaemia should have all embryos screened with Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis technology (PGD). If tested positive‚ treatment should be made compulsory for the child at a young age and will be treated with stem cell gene therapy. This disease has no personal relevance to me‚ however‚ there is currently 90K people suffering from Sickle cell anaemia in the United States. Sickle cell anaemia is relevant to society because it greatly reduces
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In Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ and Mathematics (STEM)‚ women make up fifty- seven percent of college graduates‚ yet only 14.8% of the engineering workforce are women (Horting). Women are severely underrepresented in the STEM programs. Women often do not go on into STEM jobs because they are sick of the treatment they get. Women are pushed down from moment one‚ beginning in grade school‚ they had a lack of people supporting them. Without the support system that men get women are less likely
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Gareh-Bygone Plain in Iran : A Causal Comparative Approach” 1. Research problems : Iran is located in semi-arid region with a high number population growth. That is one of the reasons why the water in this area become rare. Commonly sub- Sahara Africa and South Asia have low argicultural potential. Based on the condition emerging global evidence suggest to develop Floodwater Spreading Project in Gareh-Bygon plain‚ Iran. 2. Research purpose : The purpose of this study was to examine the social impacts
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Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle Cell Anemia is a blood disorder that shortens the life span of red blood cells‚ and eventually the organisms they are located in. Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited blood disorder that changes that structure of red blood cells. In a healthy organism‚ red blood cells are disk shaped and move easily through the blood vessels. In an organism that has sickle cell anemia the red blood cells’ structures are corrupted; instead of the disk-like shape‚ the red blood cells have a
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Follicle Stem Cell Niche and the Function of the Rac1 protein within the niche. Abstract: An adult stem cell’s niche is responsible for the preservation of the stem cell’s undifferentiated state through either intrinsic or extrinsic expression of specific proteins (Scadden‚ 2006). Situated in the bulge of the hair follicle‚ hair follicle stem cells (HFSC) are quiescent in nature and are responsible for not only its self renewal but also in the production of rapidly proliferating cells. These cells
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Funding of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in the United States Word Count of Body: 2‚369 Words Word Count of Abstract: 148 Words Abstract: There are three general positions that the federal government may assume concerning embryonic stem cell research: the first is where embryonic stem cell research is entirely disallowed and no federal funding is available‚ the second is where most forms of embryonic stem cell research are allowed but there is no
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Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. People with Sickle Cell Disease have abnormal hemoglobin‚ called hemoglobin S or sickle hemoglobin‚ in their red blood cells. People with SCD inherit two abnormal hemoglobin genes‚ one from each of their parents. One of these abnormal hemoglobin genes causes the production of hemoglobin S in the body.1 When a person has two hemoglobin S genes‚ Hemoglobin SS‚ this disease is called Sickle Cell Anemia.1 This is the most common
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Analysis of STEM fields Analysis of STEM fields 1. Introduction STEM is an acronym that referring to Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ and Mathematics (Rotherham‚ 2011). What is STEM? The simple answer is that STEM means jobs. A complicated answer is that it is an educational key to a better U.S. economy; it addresses the growing disconnect between the skills that employers need in a rapidly increasing technological world and the lack of talent that the education
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