a good blog.
I have been meaning to post a blog for a long while but I never knew what to write so I am going to do what I do best, stream of conscious thoughts that go in and out, run through the hallways of my brain. It is afterall what I do best and only a few people get it or maybe everyone gets it but they don't comment.
We are busy people, and so am I
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I was unaware of the fact that many people do not understand the process of and implications of gene patenting when I wrote my first Genetics Blog (http://www.progressiveu.org/001550-genetics-1-gene-patenting-most-costly...) about how the government is failing us by allowing patented genes. Read More »
If you knew that your child is going to have Breast Cancer 100%, would you try and change this fact if the means were available? Read More »
The concept of race is one which has seen a relatively recent introduction into American culture, and one which is falsely understood to have a biological basis by many individuals. Racial categories place people together in one group based on physical features which are perceived as being similar, despite stark differences in ethnicity. Read More »
Introduction: A monosaccharide is a simple sugar and forms a disaccharide (a double sugar) when condensation occurs. Hydrolysis breaks a disaccharide apart to form two monosaccharides by splitting water molecules. Many monosaccharides can combine to form a polysaccharide, an example being starch. Carbohydrates (sugars) are stored temporarily as glucose and for longer periods as starch. Read More »
In high school, I was afraid to dissect a frog. Okay, afraid isn't really the word. More like -- incredibly squeamish. Now that I've made the decision to go back to school to become a Physician Assistant, it'll be interesting to see how I handle the whole gross anatomy thing. The good thing is that I'm no longer 16 and can actually handle the idea of dissecting something. Read More »
I read an article from Time Magazine called "when cells stop working". The purpose of the article was to discuss the mysterious illness called the mitochondrial disease. Yet what I saw was something much deeper, more sinister from within the structure of our science and medical institutions. Read More »
"New Zealand scientists have found what appears to be a cure for the disease {A fungal disease called chytridiomycosis} that is responsible for wiping out many of the world's frog populations.Chloramphenicol, currently used as an eye ointment for humans, may be a lifesaver for the amphibians, they say. Read More »
