Medical Science

We can now make genetic copies of animals; cloning adult animals. It is not inconceivable that we over time will learn to do this in humans also. But we are faced with the question: Should we allow cloning ourselves? There…
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Obesity is characterized by the presence of excess fatty tissue, called adipose, which usually accumulates around the waist. People with a larger waist circumference are considered more obese and are often of a higher weight and higher cardiovascular risk; obesity…
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Everything about the human body is determined by genetics, even one’s looks. Within each human cell is the genetic code in the form of DNA. DNA is basically made of four chemical components called nucleotides that occur in seemingly random…
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With all the scientific explanations of cloning, one would think that cloning is the next best thing since the coming of Christ! Human cloning is just another way to place man into that, “want to be God’ position and with…
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The DNA methyltransferases are a family of enzymes that add a methyl group (-CH3) to DNA in a process called methylation (for a 3D structure of the enzyme click here). DNA methylation is considered to be an epigenetic change because…
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Cloning a pet is another step on the slippery slope to cloning humans. Although cloning is used sparingly in the agricultural world, that keeps it at an arms distance. Once you start talking about a household pet, the situation becomes…
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Brain can be injured in several ways. One of the most important distinctions is between a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and acquired brain injury as a traumatic injury will be usually acute and require immediate or a very prompt treatment….
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Epigenetics is a new field emerging on the horizon where something new in genetics is being brought into focus. It seeks to understand if there are probabilities, and yes, even possibilities, of  human genes being changed over periods of time…
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There is a new way to save and change lives out there!  It’s easy, fast and pain-free.  Cord blood banking is the new trend in blood banking.  An investment in your family’s future or a donation that will change another…
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Our hearts serve as quite a wondrous organ in our bodies. Located slightly off-center and usually to the left side in the upper portion of the chest, this muscle expands and contracts continuously for the course of our entire lives….
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