Essays on Genetics

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The Potential of Gmos to Help Combat World Hunger

3 pages / 1544 words

Genetically Modified Organisms, also known as GMOs, refers to any living organism whose genetic makeup has been modified by scientists under laboratory conditions and isn’t produced naturally. Nowadays, they are found in almost everything, with the most common types of GMOs crops being, corn, papaya,...

GMO Hunger

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Gene Editing and The Future of Food

2 pages / 700 words

With each passing minute, the world population increases by hundreds, and to support the ever-increasing population, food is required. To cope up with this food demand, various methods are being devised since decades. A recent one under discussion is ‘Gene Editing’. Made-to-order essay as fast...

Food Shortage GMO The Future of Food

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Cloning and Ethical Controversies Related to It

2 pages / 738 words

In the rapidly advancing field of genetics, cloning has transitioned from the realm of science fiction to an established scientific process. Despite the controversies surrounding it, cloning is now more widely used than ever, and its potential benefits to humanity are becoming clearer. Although many...

Cloning Gene Genetic Engineering

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The Role of Genetics in Homosexuality

1 page / 501 words

Homosexuality known as a sexual desire and attraction to individuals of one’s possess sex. The term gay is regularly utilized as an equivalent word for gay person; female homosexuality is frequently called as lesbianism. The geneticists had found that genetic factors may influence the homosexuality...

Gene Homosexuality Sexual Orientation

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Using Genetic Mutations to Cure Heart Disease

2 pages / 813 words

Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine and the Palo Alto Veteran Affairs Health Care System have established a section of genetic mutations which govern cholesterol levels in the body and may also guide the development and use of cardiovascular and diabetes drugs. This data...

Gene Genetic Modification Heart

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In Vitro Meat as a Sustainable Solution

3 pages / 1510 words

The world population is predicted to grow to 10 billion by 2050 with an estimated 48. 6% increase in agriculture production to meet their food demands. Traditional livestock farming which has become highly industrialised today, involves the painful slaughter of millions of animals and contributes...

GMO Nutrition Sustainability

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Overview of The Biological Activities of Isoflavones

2 pages / 1068 words

Phytoestrogens are a group of heterogeneous herbal substances; they are called non-steroidal estrogens or estrogen-like molecules, as their structure is comparable to 17-β-estradiol structure, phytoestrogens are diphonelic compounds however they are non-steroidal substance despite their structural resemblance with estradiol, Presently phytoestrogens group contains more than...

Gene Metabolism Nutrition

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Early Infant Detection of HIV

2 pages / 812 words

Introduction The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has affected millions of people worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2014, the number of infections that occurred in infants was estimated at 220,000. Approximately ninety-nine percent of these infections in infants are acquired during the pre-partum period, labor,...

DNA HIV Infectious Disease

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Research on Correlation of Notch Signaling Pathway in The Prognosis of Breast Cancer

4 pages / 1718 words

The cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis is regarded as a reasonable explanation for the rapid multiplication of cells in the disease. They are self-sufficient cells which seem to have increase tumorigenicity and self-renewal, which allow them to expand more rapidly than normal cells. While the...

Breast Cancer DNA Stem Cell

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Cytogenetics: Analysis of Comparative Genomic Hybridization and Its Implications

4 pages / 1766 words

Introduction In the early years of scientific investigations in the field of heredity, the methods used to obtain data were considered genetical but once the physical basis of genetic conditions were recognized several studies were performed using methods of both cytology and genetics, using the...

Cell Gene Genetic Engineering

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The Role of Crispr-cas9 Gene Drive in Mosquitoes

1 page / 471 words

The BBC article “Gene editing wipes out mosquitoes in the lab” discusses work using a gene editing technique to suppress populations of caged mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae, which transmits malaria. In 2016 were 216 million cases of malaria in 91 countries and 445000 people were killed...

Experiment Gene Genetic Engineering

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Overview of Rapd Method for Identifying Genetic Variation

3 pages / 1139 words

Advances in atomic science methods have given the premise to revealing for all intents and purposes boundless quantities of DNA markers. The utility of DNA-based markers is for the most part dictated by the innovation that is utilized to uncover DNA-based polymorphism. Right now, the...

Gene Genetic Engineering

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The Need for Standardizing Pre-analytical Sample Handling and Integrating Analytical Workflows for Ensuring Liquid Biopsies Are Ready for Prime-time

1 page / 603 words

The dawn of cancer genomics has heralded an unprecedented era of precision medicine, allowing the identification of genome-wide somatic driver alterations that can be used for early cancer diagnosis, prognosis, stratification to optimum therapies and monitoring of developing resistance, as well as predicting which patients...

Cancer DNA

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Overview of Mogamod: Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm for Motif Discovery

4 pages / 1646 words

Multi-objective evolutionary algorithm is a popular approach that has been widely used in optimization problems. This research on using Multi-objective genetic algorithm for motif discovery (MOGAMOD) was the first study to apply multi-objective genetic algorithm in the motif finding problem. By maximizing three conflicting objectives:...

Gene Genetic Engineering

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Gene Silencing to Produce Milk with Reduced Blg Proteins

2 pages / 944 words

The process of “knocking down” an undesirable gene is called gene silencing and may be carried out via RNA interference (RNAi). RNAi is a way of silencing the BLG gene using specifically designed molecules of RNA that target the mRNA from the BLG gene and...

Gene Genetic Engineering Protein

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Genomics Vs. Haematology and Transfusion Laboratory

1 page / 2491 words

Genomics, the study of the complete genetic sequence of an organism, is playing an increasing role in clinical medicine. This change has been enabled by the rapid development of new technologies, which can sequence a human genome within a day at a cost of less...

Gene

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Genetic Engineering: Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

2 pages / 1086 words

CRISPR is a breakthrough in genetic editing technology, introduced in 2012. It cut the costs and time of genetic experiments by 99%. CRISPR is an acronym for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and is a genetic tool used to modify a living thing’s DNA....

Gene Genetic Engineering

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Human Genome Sequencing in Health and Mutation

1 page / 475 words

Introduction In order to identify the factor gene and mutation marking the disease in the studied family, a whole genome sequencing technique was performed in two first cousins with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections (TAAD). In this analysis, the following conditions were checked: factor mutations...

Human Genome Project

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Maoa and Cdh13 – Genes Linked to Violent Crime

1 page / 413 words

Introduction There is a link between two genes and a person’s tendency to commit a violent crime. Researchers from Sweden examined the patterns of criminal behavior and genetics in Finland. The two genes, which are MAOA and CDH13, are present in the genomes of 10%...

Criminal Behavior Gene Violent Crime