Clone - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0324_040324_catclones.html
Cat cloning offered to pet owners
Ben Carlson began to clone cats of clients for $50,000 each. He started to clone cats because it is easier than cloning dogs. Health risks for the cats are obesity, anemia, heart defects, liver fibrosis, and respiratory failure. The company is in Sausalito, California and will deliver the clone cats in November. The clients had to give there cat’s genes by February 27, 2004.Cat cloning has been done for those owners who are not ready to let their cats go. Some people think that cloning is not helping because adoption shelters are full and no one is adopting cats.
Codominance - http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-dominance-genotype-phenotype-relationships-489
Genetic Dominance: Genotype- Phenotype Relationships
Gregor Mendel discovered a lot of things during his lifetime including the concept of dominance. Dominance affects the phenotype of an organism yet no how it’s inherited. Different types of dominance include complete, partial, co- , and over dominance. Complete dominance is when only homozygous is shown. Partial dominance is when the phenotype is intermediated from dominant homozygous and recessive homozygous. Co- dominance is when an allele from each homozygote parent combines and offspring shows both phenotypes. An example of this is the ABO group system. Over dominance is when the offspring shows something other than what both parents have.
Double Helix - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/world/europe/scientists-to-try-to-sequence-richard-iiis-genome.html?_r=0
Scientist Hope to Sequence Genome of Richard III
In London, British scientists discovered King Richard III bones in a parking lot. They will soon try to discover his DNA Sequence in his bones. They confirmed that he had scoliosis and died in a battle. After the battle the body was taken to a few places and then said that it was lost until 2012 where they found it again. The scientist Turi King will find the genome sequence and the cost that they estimated is $166,000 and will take a year. After finding the genome it will be decided if they will bury him.
Genetics - http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2014/05/20/scientists-find-more-genes-tied-to-alcoholism-risk
Scientists Find More Genes Tied to Alcoholism Risk
As a result of an investigation 11 gene variations have been linked to higher risks of alcoholism. Although these genes don’t have much of an impact they are helpful enough to try to discover why some people become alcoholics and why some don’t. Such things can help a person take better life decisions. Research shows that the genes one has given the person ½ the risk of becoming alcoholic. One interesting fact is that one gene in Asians make them sick when they drink which explains why they don’t drink a lot. They 11 gene variations were found of genetic data from humans and animals. Although the explanation for the risk is not clear scientist believe that the gene variation sends a signal to the brain saying that the alcoholic drink is good.
Heredity - Science Reference Center (Article in slideshow below)
Back to the classroom In "Back to the classroom" the author Steven Rose reviewed Dominic Cummings's 240 page essay. Throughout the essay, he talks about how I've the years many people have tried to say intelligence is inherited. IQ scores do correlate with school performance but not really with genes from the parents. The studies tested more of the middle-class families than the poor families so the statistics weren't necessarily fair or accurate.
Meiosis - http://7thspace.com/headlines/461334/mouse_ccdc79_terb1_is_a_meiosis_specific_telomere_associated_protein.html
Mouse CCDC79 (TERB1) is a meiosis-specific telomere associated protein
"Mouse CCDC79 (TERB1) is a meiosis- specific telomere associated protein" says CCDC79 plays a vital part in what the telomere does in meiosis. The research led them to believe CCDC79 also has something to do with the telomere becoming attached to the nuclear envelop and making the telomeres during meiosis stable.
Phenotype - http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/16/genetics-burrowing/
The genes that built a home
A discovery by Jesse Weber and Brant Peterson was done on January 16, 2013. They wanted to find Oldfield mice by having a tube at the entrance of its burrow and at the escape exit. The discovery was that small number of genes play a part of how the burrows are. “Its extended phenotype is the stamp it make upon its environment, such as beaver dams, bird nests, spider webs … and mouse burrows.” Deer mice were mating with the Oldfield mice making the genes interfere together and causing them to make different burrows. The experiment was don in California Beaches where the Oldfield mice were located. Weber mated the two species to see the different behaviors and gene each had.
Sexual Reproduction - http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/sexual-reproduction-and-the-evolution-of-sex-824
Sexual Reproduction and the Evolution of Sex
Sexual Reproduction is done by 99.9% of eukaryotes. Arguments have been made to try to explain how sexual reproduction was made. The arguments include that organisms engage in sex because of pleasure. Until a few months ago this is what most thought but the explanation has now been discovered. The first eukaryote to engage in sex was a protists exchanged genetics parasexually. Another argument also includes that sex creates different of spring where natural selection takes place. It is said that there is a relationship between sex and natural selection. Some key points over sexual reproduction include; 1. Sex does not always increase variation 2. Selection can build more variation that one would expect in a population with well mixed genes 3. Selection builds more variation than expected from random genes. To be able to reproduce sexually one must be able to take time and energy to go from mitosis to meiosis. An interesting fact is that organisms that reproduce both sexually and asexually tend to switch to sex when in stress.
True-breeding - http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=254559
WI/CH: True-breeding corn over hybrid
In "True-breeding" corn over hybrid," Jello Biafra speaks on the knowledge from Richard Lewontin's book 'Biology as Ideology: The Doctrine of DNA.' He discusses the benefits of using old true-bred genes of corn versus creating new breeds of corn. He also talks about economic benefits and risks of using each type.
Vaccine - Out of magazine ( Article in slideshow below)
Boys can be affected by HPV disease too
Human papillomavirus, also known as HPV, affects both female and male. There are four types of HPV’s, Types 6, 11, 16, and 18. GARDSIL, the only HPV vaccine that helps protect against HPV, that is used for girls and women ages 9-26 and boys and men also ages 9-26. HPV is known to cause cervical cancer in females and genital warts in both genders. Although GARDSIL is the only vaccine able to protect HPV it does not always protect everyone. GARDSIL is given in three shots. Possible side effects of GARDSIL include pain, swelling, itching, bruising, headache, fever, nausea, and etc.
Cat cloning offered to pet owners
Ben Carlson began to clone cats of clients for $50,000 each. He started to clone cats because it is easier than cloning dogs. Health risks for the cats are obesity, anemia, heart defects, liver fibrosis, and respiratory failure. The company is in Sausalito, California and will deliver the clone cats in November. The clients had to give there cat’s genes by February 27, 2004.Cat cloning has been done for those owners who are not ready to let their cats go. Some people think that cloning is not helping because adoption shelters are full and no one is adopting cats.
Codominance - http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-dominance-genotype-phenotype-relationships-489
Genetic Dominance: Genotype- Phenotype Relationships
Gregor Mendel discovered a lot of things during his lifetime including the concept of dominance. Dominance affects the phenotype of an organism yet no how it’s inherited. Different types of dominance include complete, partial, co- , and over dominance. Complete dominance is when only homozygous is shown. Partial dominance is when the phenotype is intermediated from dominant homozygous and recessive homozygous. Co- dominance is when an allele from each homozygote parent combines and offspring shows both phenotypes. An example of this is the ABO group system. Over dominance is when the offspring shows something other than what both parents have.
Double Helix - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/world/europe/scientists-to-try-to-sequence-richard-iiis-genome.html?_r=0
Scientist Hope to Sequence Genome of Richard III
In London, British scientists discovered King Richard III bones in a parking lot. They will soon try to discover his DNA Sequence in his bones. They confirmed that he had scoliosis and died in a battle. After the battle the body was taken to a few places and then said that it was lost until 2012 where they found it again. The scientist Turi King will find the genome sequence and the cost that they estimated is $166,000 and will take a year. After finding the genome it will be decided if they will bury him.
Genetics - http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2014/05/20/scientists-find-more-genes-tied-to-alcoholism-risk
Scientists Find More Genes Tied to Alcoholism Risk
As a result of an investigation 11 gene variations have been linked to higher risks of alcoholism. Although these genes don’t have much of an impact they are helpful enough to try to discover why some people become alcoholics and why some don’t. Such things can help a person take better life decisions. Research shows that the genes one has given the person ½ the risk of becoming alcoholic. One interesting fact is that one gene in Asians make them sick when they drink which explains why they don’t drink a lot. They 11 gene variations were found of genetic data from humans and animals. Although the explanation for the risk is not clear scientist believe that the gene variation sends a signal to the brain saying that the alcoholic drink is good.
Heredity - Science Reference Center (Article in slideshow below)
Back to the classroom In "Back to the classroom" the author Steven Rose reviewed Dominic Cummings's 240 page essay. Throughout the essay, he talks about how I've the years many people have tried to say intelligence is inherited. IQ scores do correlate with school performance but not really with genes from the parents. The studies tested more of the middle-class families than the poor families so the statistics weren't necessarily fair or accurate.
Meiosis - http://7thspace.com/headlines/461334/mouse_ccdc79_terb1_is_a_meiosis_specific_telomere_associated_protein.html
Mouse CCDC79 (TERB1) is a meiosis-specific telomere associated protein
"Mouse CCDC79 (TERB1) is a meiosis- specific telomere associated protein" says CCDC79 plays a vital part in what the telomere does in meiosis. The research led them to believe CCDC79 also has something to do with the telomere becoming attached to the nuclear envelop and making the telomeres during meiosis stable.
Phenotype - http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/16/genetics-burrowing/
The genes that built a home
A discovery by Jesse Weber and Brant Peterson was done on January 16, 2013. They wanted to find Oldfield mice by having a tube at the entrance of its burrow and at the escape exit. The discovery was that small number of genes play a part of how the burrows are. “Its extended phenotype is the stamp it make upon its environment, such as beaver dams, bird nests, spider webs … and mouse burrows.” Deer mice were mating with the Oldfield mice making the genes interfere together and causing them to make different burrows. The experiment was don in California Beaches where the Oldfield mice were located. Weber mated the two species to see the different behaviors and gene each had.
Sexual Reproduction - http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/sexual-reproduction-and-the-evolution-of-sex-824
Sexual Reproduction and the Evolution of Sex
Sexual Reproduction is done by 99.9% of eukaryotes. Arguments have been made to try to explain how sexual reproduction was made. The arguments include that organisms engage in sex because of pleasure. Until a few months ago this is what most thought but the explanation has now been discovered. The first eukaryote to engage in sex was a protists exchanged genetics parasexually. Another argument also includes that sex creates different of spring where natural selection takes place. It is said that there is a relationship between sex and natural selection. Some key points over sexual reproduction include; 1. Sex does not always increase variation 2. Selection can build more variation that one would expect in a population with well mixed genes 3. Selection builds more variation than expected from random genes. To be able to reproduce sexually one must be able to take time and energy to go from mitosis to meiosis. An interesting fact is that organisms that reproduce both sexually and asexually tend to switch to sex when in stress.
True-breeding - http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=254559
WI/CH: True-breeding corn over hybrid
In "True-breeding" corn over hybrid," Jello Biafra speaks on the knowledge from Richard Lewontin's book 'Biology as Ideology: The Doctrine of DNA.' He discusses the benefits of using old true-bred genes of corn versus creating new breeds of corn. He also talks about economic benefits and risks of using each type.
Vaccine - Out of magazine ( Article in slideshow below)
Boys can be affected by HPV disease too
Human papillomavirus, also known as HPV, affects both female and male. There are four types of HPV’s, Types 6, 11, 16, and 18. GARDSIL, the only HPV vaccine that helps protect against HPV, that is used for girls and women ages 9-26 and boys and men also ages 9-26. HPV is known to cause cervical cancer in females and genital warts in both genders. Although GARDSIL is the only vaccine able to protect HPV it does not always protect everyone. GARDSIL is given in three shots. Possible side effects of GARDSIL include pain, swelling, itching, bruising, headache, fever, nausea, and etc.