Bioluminescence is used in scientific research every day. It helps scientists study the genetic code and look for ways to repair genetic damage. It helps in the search for new ways to fight disease, and in the study of the…
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There are many different infectious animal diseases, but not all of them are zoonoses or zoonotic diseases. What are zoonotic diseases? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines zoonotic diseases as “…disease(s) or infection(s) that (are) naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals…
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The Eastern cougar was officially declared extinct on Wednesday March 2, 2011 by the federal Fish and Wildlife Service. There still exists some controversy, though, as to whether it was correctly classified as a unique subspecies in, the first place,…
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DNA and family history What does DNA means to us as historians? DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, is most commonly used to prove a relationship to an individual. Most recently it has been used to prove relationships in families. It can also…
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Lizards are reptiles so they share many common reptile traits.They are cold-blooded (poikilothermic). They have scaly skin. Most have four pentadactyl limbs. Most lay hard shelled eggs. There are exceptions to every rule of course and there are both legless lizards and lizards…
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Artificial chromosomes are one of the major determinants of the successes made in the field of cloning and yeast artificial chromosomes (YAC) are one of its many forms. Among the other forms of artificial chromosomes, bacterial artificial chromosomes, phage artificial…
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In the realm of biochemistry, ‘metabolism’ comprises two distinct sets of pathways: anabolism, or synthesis; and catabolism, or break down. In humans, twenty amino acids serve as the building blocks of all proteins. Amino acids consist of a central carbon…
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It is an interesting question for a biochemical scientist as to why , of all the myriads of molecules present in the biosphere and in the organic world, deoxyribonucleic acid was chosen to convey the message of inhertable traits from…
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Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is a major breakthrough in genomic studies as it facilitates genetic sequencing of larger genomes, such as the human genome, in comparatively less time at a much lesser cost. Mechanism of genetic cloning: Genetic sequencing is…
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What is positive Eugenics? Positive eugenics is the form of Eugenics, which promotes marriage and breeding between people considered “desirable”, and though a positive Eugenist may view certain persons as “undesirable”, they will not initiate in such practices as non-voluntary…
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