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Asma Wants to Write

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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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Genetics 2: Gene Patenting Demystified

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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 »

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Genetics 1: Gene Patenting: The Most Costly Get Rich Quick Scheme in History

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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 »

Race Divisions in the United States

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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 »

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Chemical Detection of Organic Molecules

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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 »

Biology Dissection for the Squeamish at Heart

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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 »

America doesn't care about you

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 »

We CAN Save the Frogs! ~Edited~

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"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 »

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