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First War Of The Races War Of The Races Bremen
349 wordsThis book has about the same story as all the other Shannara books but it takes place Before all the other ones. After the first war of the races, man became an outcast and was forced to run into the deep southland. At Paranor (the home of the Druids) A druid named Bremen was declared an outcast because of his insistence to keep using magic, which was forbidden after the first war of the races. Bremen was the only one that knew that a rebel druid named Brona has learned to use great magic for ev...
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Tay Sachs Genetic Disorder
590 wordsThe genetic disorder I have looked at in this scientific statement is Tay-Sachs disease or TSD, a serious, inherited fatal brain disorder. The disease is named after Warren Tay, a British ophthalmologist who first described the disease in 1881 and a New York neurologist, Bernard Sachs; who first described the cellular changes and the genetic nature of the disease in 1887. This rare hereditary disease is caused by a genetic mutation that leaves the body unable to produce an enzyme; a protein that...
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Tay Sachs Disease Sickle Cell Disease
663 wordsEach year a number of children are born with biological defects that impair normal function. For THREE of the following conditions, discuss such aspects as the biological cause, the methods of treatment and possible means of detection and / or prevention. One lethal disorder inherited as a recessive allele is Tay-Sachs disease. This is caused by a dysfunctional enzyme that fails to break down brain lipids of a certain class. The symptoms usually become manifest a few months after birth. Some sym...
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Genetic Disorder Tay Sachs Disease
579 wordsMy name is Put your name... and I am a carrier of Tay-Sachs Disease; my partner is also a carrier of this disease and our child is affected with Tay-Sachs Disease. Tay-Sachs Disease is a recessive genetic disorder which contains harmful quantities of fatty substances called Ganglioside GM 2 which harms the nerve cells in the brain. This disease mostly affect infants. The only way for a baby to be affected with this disease is when both of the parents is a carrier of this disease. There is a good...
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Natural Selection And Diseases
1,383 wordsCystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs, and hypertension are three very different, yet deadly diseases. The question arises how these diseases have survived for so long. Three articles attempt to uncover the mystery behind these diseases. It has been found that there were benefits to each of these diseases, which allowed the allele to remain in the community for such a long period of time. Natural selection plays a large part in the success of these conditions. First, cystic fibrosis has been found to be pr...
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Human Genome Project U S Department
689 wordsHuman Genome Project (HGP) is a scientific project, coordinated by U. S. Department of Energy and National Institute of Health. It started in 1993 and was completed in 2003. Projects main goals were: identification of genes in human DNA, determining DNA chemical sequences and storing information in HGP database, which is accessible to general public at projects website. The information that is found there can be divided in 5 categories: HGP information, scientific research database, related publ...
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Sickle Cell Anemia
965 wordsHemophilia Hemophilia is the most famous bleeding disease. In this disease, there is a lack in the amount of a certain protein called anti-hemophilic globulin, or Factor VIII, in the blood. Factor VIII is extremely vital in the clotting of the blood. Because of the way hemophilia is inherited, only males can contract this disorder. Hemophilia is passed from generation to generation by female carriers. In the United States 1 male in every ten thousand has hemophilia. Symptoms appear in childhood ...
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Tay Sachs Cystic Fibrosis
842 wordsGenetic Disorders Genetic Disorders Introduction Genetic Disorders are medical conditions that are caused by an error in a persons genes. Some of them appear as a birth defect, while others do not become distinct until later in life. Genetic disorders can range from those that cause death to those that produce only mild problems, such as color blindness or an extra pinky. Scientists have distinguished more than 9, 000 genetic disorders. Some are exceptionally rare while others are quite common. ...
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Notices A Small Deliverance And Tommy Doll
821 wordsA thirty-year-old detective-novelist living in southern California named Tommy Phan is on top if the world. He had just purchased a brand new Corvette and is living his fantasy of living the American dream. On his way home he calls his mother to inform her of his new toy. After feeling guilty about the conversation, because he is living his dream and not living with his family and working at the family business. On his way home he stops at a diner to get something to eat he meets a young blond. ...
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Tay Sachs Disease Autosomal Recessive
812 wordsThis condition, Tay-sachs TAY-SACHS DISEASE This condition, Tay-Sachs Disease, is due to the reduction of a key enzyme. This missing enzyme is hexosominidase and is commonly referred to as Hex A. When this enzyme is missing in lipids (fats), GMZ ganglioside accumulates in inert cells. Hex A is key and is needed to break up and regulate lipids. When GMZ builds up in the neurons, the functions of the nervous system are affected. This leads to mental retardation, damages in the nervous system, and ...
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