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Mumps is an infection caused by a type of virus called paramyxovirus. (Mumps treatment, 2016). It was first discovered in 1914, but the disease was first documented in the fifteenth century B.C. by a Greek physician named Hippocrates. The scientists who identified the mumps as a virus were, Ernest William Goodpasture and Claude D. Johnson in 1934. (Everything about the mumps, 2016). The shape of the virus is referred to as a coccus because of its round shape. The type of viral nucleic acid it

Hyaluronan (HA) is an extracellular matrix component that is secreted by fibroblasts and also works in inhibiting cell division. In a research article by Dr. Tian et al., They propose a mechanism for the cancer resistance exhibited by naked mole rats. They observed that in naked mole rats, there are greater levels of high molecular weight HA excreted from their fibroblasts. This high molecular weight HA accumulates in the tissues of the naked mole rat because the enzyme that is responsible for degrading

Louis Pasteur was a scientist. He led many scientific discoveries particularly in the study of germs and living organisms. It is through the work of Pasteur that we know to wash our hands to prevent that spread of germs, that medical instruments need to be sterilized, and his research on germ theory led to the development of antibiotics. His initial motivation was a love of science, but his research and life events led him to ask important science questions that begged to be answered. After his initial

When the activity of the GPI-anchored proteins is reduced the mutation is then able to develop into the dominant gene in the creation of red blood cells. The complement system then recognizes the red blood cells as foreign cells causing the complement system to attack the mutation and when this occurs, red blood cells are destroyed faster than the normal 120 day life

These two processes gives the single parents more chromosomes and it changes the bonding properties of certain compounds. Also, during meiosis, a particular set of chromosomes is transferred. This means the the parent is able to give the child all the genes that the offspring needs to be fully-functioning. But, this process wouldn’t be able to happen

1. Living “things” must maintain homeostasis (No, No) Are viruses made up of cells? A virus is NOT made up of cells but rather DNA or RNA. Viruses are surrounded by a protein capsid and envelope. A cell is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently of other factors, because a virus cannot replicate independently, this should tell us that they are not made of cells. Are viruses able to monitor or create change in their internal environment? A virus cannot control, monitor or

When someone says genes one typically thinks about the kind that cover our butts. Although those are important, there is another type of gene that you can’t buy at Old Navy. These genes make up our entire existence and give us a sense of individuality. Our genes have been passed down through our family since they first began. Every family has their own set of genes and these genes are one way a family bond can be created. However, each family member has their own specific set of genes which makes them

Throughout millions of trys, 95% of cloning attempts were tragedies(End Animal Cloning). Cloning is a process where they take DNA from an animal, human, or plant… and use a process called protein production to grow a replica of that organism. Cloning is a gamble with the odds against it. There are many pros and many cons to cloning like ending world hunger, innovating the future, and bringing back extinct species. Although, there are many uncertain factors, such as, success rate, if the food created

The concept of synthetic life is to create a new type of living cell out of synthetic DNA. Craig Venter and other scientists wanted to find a way to understand how life form on Earth. They were answering the question; can mankind create lifeforms? Craig Venter did answer this question by eventually using yeast to perform a transplant to make a new type of cell. In my opinion, Craig Venter should not attempt to create synthetic life because I think it is playing God and ultimately messing with the

The purpose of this news is to notify us that scientists now understand better why aging occurs, researchers from the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany found out that the genes which cause aging belong to a process called autophagy which boosts health and fitness in youth but drive the process of ageing later in life. It also demonstrates that ageing is something humans can not avoid. To do this research the researchers shut down autophagy in old worms and they saw there was