Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder. The disease is fatal and occurs when a person has mutations in both of the body’s copies of cftr, which is the gene that can be identified on chromosome seven. It is common among the white population. It is the thickening of the fluids that line the lungs and then the fluids are not cleared. The person will experienc

Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that affects the way salt and water move into and out of the body’s cells. The most dangerous effect of this disease is the fact that thick mucus blocks the tubes and ducts of the lungs and the digestive system. The problem with the lungs can lead to blockage, infection and lung damage that can cause death, while t

Data Warehousing Necessity of Data Warehousing and Fundamentals of Data Warehousing Abstract As Retail markets become increasingly competitive, the ability to react quickly and decisively to market trends and to tailor products and services to individual customers is more critical than ever. A data warehouse can be a very effective means of organizing and analyzing the vast amount

Debate Over ETC The Debate Over ECT Some things doctors never tell their patients, the following is a great example. Would you guess that a form of torture in many countries is used as “therapy” here in the United States' That’s right, “[Electroconvulsive shock treatment] was used on nearly all political prisoners held in Brazil in the 1970s” (Chavin 1). Brazil is not alone in this for

Deflections Due To Asymmetric Bending SUMMARY: This experiment on asymmetrical bending was conducted with the main objective of comparing theoretical to experimental values, principal axes location and the reciprocal theorem verification were also on the agenda. Results were determined and tabulated for experimental and theoretical values. These were very closely met in this successf

Deforestation Of The Rainforest Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest Do you know what deforestation sounds like' Well if you don’t it\'s the sound of chainsaws and the crash of falling trees. This is an everyday happening that is heard through out the Amazon Rainforest. The deforestation of the rainforest is an on going problem that will only get larger with time. Unless there ar

Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus is a disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone that helps the body’s tissues absorb glucose so it can be used as a source of energy. In people with diabetes, glucose levels build up in the blood and urine causing excessive urination, thirst, hunger, and problems with fat and protein metabolism. Diabetes mellitus differs fro

Determining The Effects Of PH, Temperature, Enzyme Concentration, And Substrate Concentration On The Activity Of Catacholase In Solanum Tuberosum Abstract: In this experiment, the effect of varying pH, temperature, and enzyme and substrate concentration on the activity of the enzyme catecholase was investigated. The activity of the enzyme was measured by testing the absorbance, which i

Diabetes “What do you see when you look at your high school graduation picture' My wife and I recently attended a formal party honoring a community leader. The party organizers did their and made a blow-up of the honoree’s high school graduation picture, which was dramatically unveiled before the after-dinner speeches. The picture showed a skinny kid with a big smile and lots of hair. Th

Diabetes Diabetes There are two types of diabetes: diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus. Diabetes insipidus is a rare metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone, which is usually the result of damage to the pituitary gland. Diabetes insipidus is characterized by enormous amounts of urine that are produced by the body regardless of how much liquid is consume

Dietary Supplements And Brain Interactions Ever since the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, a brand new multibillion-dollar industry has grown. (Grilly 20) This industry is the dietary supplements, also called herbals or organics. What the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act did was allow any product labeled “dietary supplement” to come to market unregulated b

Differentiation Between The Male And Female Brain Differentiation Between the Male and Female Brain Battle of the sexes is an all too familiar term in our modern society. It seems that we constantly emphasize and exploit differences between men and women. The defining feature, true across all species, that makes males and females what they are is gamete production. Aside from this

DNA Big Topics (DNA, Chromosomes) and Cell Cycle Chapters (16) and 17: Chapter 16: Genome consists of DNA that contains one complete copy of all the genetic information of that organism (eukaryotic cells have a nuclear genome (multiple DNA molecules dispersed among haploid or diploid set of chromosomes,) mitochondrial genome (single, usually circular DNA molecules resembling those

DNA Exoneration Nelson Pickering Exoneration by DNA Exoneration because of DNA evidence is one of the greatest projects philanthropists in America have ever embarked on. These great people have started using science to keep innocent people out of jail and to exonerate those who have been wrongfully put away. Through the sciences of RFLP typing and PCR we will now be able to free

DNA Fingerprinting DNA Fingerprinting: Guilty or Innocent' The complete three-billion base sequence of DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, for any individual is unique, like no other human’s (except in the case of identical twins) (Browning 1). This single substance has recently been used as evidence in U.S. courtrooms. Many experts say “its [DNA] precision damns the guilty and frees the in

DNA Fingerprinting DNA Fingerprinting DNA Fingerprinting DNA Fingerprinting is also referred to as DNA profiling and DNA typing. It was first developed as an identification technique in England in 1985. The original use was to expose the presence of any genetic diseases. About three years later it became used to identify criminals through the analysis of genetic material and to settl

DNA Testing DNA Testing DNA technology has provided law enforcement officers and investigators with a way to solve many crimes that would have previously been unsolvable. DNA technology has improved the way we solve crimes. Without DNA evidence in thousands of cases, the perpetrator would still be free, and innocent men would still be locked away. DNA technology has made solving crim

AIDS The name for AIDS is short for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Some people think that aids are the same thing as HIV. But they are wrong because HIV is the virus that means human immunodeficiency virus. Some people can have the HIV virus and not be diagnosed as having aids for up to ten years. What the virus does is attacks the immune system directly until it just shuts do

Distinctive Aging Disorders Distinctive Aging Disorders When humans age the body start to go through many changes, they might feel stiffer and find it difficult to move around. The hair changes color, wrinkles appear on the face and body, and the person may suffer from diseases that normally surface when growing old. Other than the “typical” aging process that humans go through,

Dmitri Mendeleev Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev Dmitri Mendeleev was one of the most famous modern-day scientists of all time who contributed greatly to the world’s fields of science, technology, and politics. He helped modernize the world and set it farther ahead into the future. Mendeleev also made studying chemistry easier, by creating a table with the elements and the atomic weights

Do I Buy Evolution Many people have different backgrounds and that is usually where their beliefs come from. I grew up in a little Baptist church in Bricktown. My mother, being a very devout churchgoer, raised me on her church beliefs and ideals. One of the stronger ideas being that God created all individuals from Adam and Eve, not that humans had evolved from the local ape next-door

Doctor Faust Christopher Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus is the story of the struggle of one man who is battling with himself over what he values most in life, and to what extent he will go to obtain his desires. There are two levels at which Faustus is in battle with during the play. He is in a physical battle with Satan, and he is in a psychological battle with himself over what is right an

Does Animal Research Save Lives' Does Animal Research Save Lives' My belief is that animal research does save lives, but it must be done without the slightest intention of cruelty. Animal research, done in a humane manner, has been proven to be beneficial to mankind. Animal research has helped in the advancement of biomedical research dating as far back as the polio vaccine, all the

Dolly The Sheep Sufficient information concerning the techniques and practices involved in cloning is required for forming a worthy argument of whether or not cloning entire organisms should be commonplace. Because ethics and morals are often jumbled in this popular debate, it is fair to firstly understand the procedure. In the article, “Should We Clone Humans'” in the textbook, the

Drug Research Introduction High blood pressure is a major health problem. Hypertension, if not controlled, may develop serious and often fatal complications, such as stroke, myocardial infarction and renal failure. It affects over 50 million Americans, who have a systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mm Hg (1). The prevalence of hy

Double Helix The Double Helix James Watson began his road to triumph in discovering DNA in the fall of 1951 when he visited the Cavendish laboratory of Cambridge University. He went to Cambridge to join a small group of physicist and chemist who were working on the three dimensional structures of proteins. His colleges were Francis crick, Max Perutz, and sir Lawrence Bragg. Cric

Down Syndrome Down Syndrome Have you ever been in a situation where you were confronted by a child who has Down Syndrome and were unsure of how to act around that child' I'm sure many of us have experienced the awkwardness that accompanies such a situation. Many people feel guilt or pity for these children, I believe these reactions result from a lack of knowledge about

Down Syndrome Down Syndrome is a genetic condition caused by extra genetic material from the 21st chromosome. The extra genes cause certain characteristics that we know as Down syndrome. Individuals with Down syndrome also have all the other genes given to them by their parents. As a result, they have a combination of features typical of Down syndrome on top of the individual features

Downs Syndrome Downs Syndrome In the United States about one in every 1000 live births is a child with Downs Syndrome. Downs Syndrome affects all races and genders. It is caused by extra genetic material on the twenty-first chromosome. There are three different types of Downs Syndrome known to man today. The first case of reported was in the late 1950’s, but the condition was identif

Dreams On the surface dreams may seem unimportant and worthless to some people. Individuals may superficially over look the depth and degree that dreaming affects us, but I have concurred from my reading, in section two, that dream research is important. Research has shown that we learn while we are dreaming. Dream research is an area of study that has proved to be beneficial to the phys