Coronavirus

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Investigating a Current Disease COVID-19 Classroom Activity on the new emerging strain of coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2.

Students, singly or in groups make an oral presentation on a topic of current interest.

Presentation Upload Date: April 26th, 2020, Group Questions, DB by April 29th, 2020. Answers to Group Questions on the DB by May 3, 2020.

Please Note, you will be posting your slides in two different places, one under this assignment for me and the other on the Page with access to the Post-it Bulletin Board for the whole class to have access to your PPTs.

Information including picture of organism/disease process/or other pertinent info. Includes detailed descriptions, diseases processes and explanations. Use of scientific journal and resources, which should be listed in the specific slide notes. Note: All members who contributed to the research and writing process should have their names written inconspicuously on the slides. See the presentation Rubric (you can view it by clicking on the wheel).

Genetic Modification of Food

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Length: 3 pages, double-spaced, 1” margins, 12 pt. times new roman font

Citation style: Harvard

For guidance on using Harvard-style citations, look here: https://www.mendeley.com/guides/harvard-citation-g… (Links to an external site.)

This Paper must include at least 4 sources, which must be peer reviewed journal articles. Additional sources can include books, reputable newspaper sources such as the New York Times, and documentaries like those available in the library

Format: Essay

1.) Select one of the following topics:

Genetic modification of food

2.) Explain this technology, idea or theory.

-What is it? How does it work? Who came up with it? Who are its advocates and adversaries?

3.) Give 2 examples of clinical or other practical applications of your chosen topic. You will need to cite studies or review papers in order to illustrate and explain these examples.

4.) What are current or potential benefits? What are the risks, hazards or downsides? Think carefully about social and/or environmental consequences.

5.) How does this technology make use of or interfere with evolutionary processes? Be specific and use at least four of the following key terms from class:

Hypertension, Osteoarthritis & Coronary Heart Disease

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3 patient conditions, any 3 condition such as; Musculoskeletal examples•Osteoarthritis•Osteoporosis/ Cardiovascular examples•Heart failure•Coronary heart disease•Hypertension•Angina•Blood disorders or cancers etc, each condition 1000 word, 3 References for each condition, i’ve attached the proforma so you can use it. i need it in word document

Genetic Engineering Do Microbes Trigger Alzheimers Disease

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•Should be TYPED and there is no length requirement as long as you summarize them well

•Each summary should be on a separate page (separate PDF document)

Suggestion: summary should include these 3 sections:

 

1. Aim/significance of paper/work

2. Methods/results

3. Conclusions/achievement

Transmission of Signals Glial Cells & Ependymal Cells

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Choose two (2) of the eight topics to write an essay that you feels best answers the topic from what you have learned in class and read in the book. This isn’t an English class so remember to use correct APA or MLA formatting for citations and references as well as correct grammar and punctuation.Essays will be graded for originality also. If you copy and paste without citing sources, or you copy paste and cite most of the information, the instructor reserves the right to issue a zero for the essay or the entire test. Please share your thoughts, and give credit to sources.

1. Why do we have such darn big brains? Discuss the evolutionary advantages and disadvantages of our egg-headedness with reference to specific structures of the brain and their functions as understood at this time by neuroscientists.

2. Glial cells are the “unsung heroes” of the nervous system. Discuss the general functions of this nerve cell, and identify the major types along with the role each plays in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Identify one disease process that affects glia detrimentally and describe the consequences of the disease along with treatment (if it exists.)

3. Choose one legal or illegal drug of abuse and use its effects to discuss either:

– the process of communication between neurons, with special attention to synaptic transmission

OR

– the anatomy and functioning of the central nervous system, with special attention to the interaction between the “reward system” and the higher cortical levels of the brain.

4. Describe a study in neuroscience that utilized deliberate damage to the brain OR a case study in neuroscience based upon the consequences of accidental damage to the brain of a human being. What were the results of the damage? What was learned about the nervous system from this study or case? After reviewing less invasive methods available to scientists, propose a different, non-injurious way to study the same processes – unless you think it is not possible to do so, in which case please explain why.

Antibiotic Resistance in Diabetic Patient

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Antibiotic Resistance Develops in a Diabetic Patient Case Study

Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) was isolated from the exit site of a dialysis catheter in a 40-year-old diabetic with a history of peripheral vascular disease, chronic renal failure, and chronic foot ulcers. A few months earlier, the patient’s gangrenous toe had been amputated. Following that surgery, the patient developed bacteremia with methicillin-resistant S. aureus from an infected hemodialysis graft. Vancomycin, rifampin, and graft removal successfully treated the infection.

A few months later, when the catheter exit site infection appeared, the area was cultured and the catheter removed, successfully treating the infection. A week later, the patient’s chronic foot ulcer again appeared infected. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE) and Klebsiella oxytoca were cultured from the ulcer. The patient recovered after wound care and systemic treatment with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

Analysis of the VRSA isolate revealed that it contained the van A gene for vancomycin resistance and the mec A gene for oxacillin resistance.

–How do you think the Staphylococcus aureus strain ended up with the gene for vancomycin resistance?

–What is one possible mechanism for genetic transfer of antibiotic resistance from one organism to another?

The Role of E Coli in Human Health & Biotechnology

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Research: You must thoroughly investigate your topic, you can useresearch books from the library and information available on the internet (choose reputable websites). You must use at least five resources, none of which can be a textbook,Wikipedia,Encarta (or similar computer encyclopedia) or an encyclopedia. You are expected to thoroughly research your topic and include information that is recent/ current. You will be evaluated on how deep you investigate your topic.

My Chosen topic Is E.coli and I have created an outline before with the title of E.coli and Human health.

Montgomery Biological Kingdom Animalia

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you will present photos/images of each and the systematics of all 5 as they relate to one another (phylogenetic tree) outlining the Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.

For each organism, give a brief description of how its form is well suited to a particular function that organism does (e.g. its mouth parts help it eat a specific type of prey, intestinal system helps digest a specific food) or its habitat.

For each organism, give a brief description of how that organism contributes to Alabama’s diversity (e.g. it’s the only species in its genus in Alabama, or it’s one of X number of species in the family in Alabama) and any conservation issues associated with that organism (e.g. Pinus taeda (Longleaf Pine) is threatened because it’s fire adapted and changes in landuse have resulted in its decline in the southeast and requires active management – prescribed burning – to restore it. The Pine Barren frog is known from less than 20 locations in south Alabama as a result of declining habitat quality, particularly on private property; the Blacktail Shiner is not currently threatened because it’s one of the most common fishes in Alabama streams)

The format of this assignment is up to you!! Feel free to have fun and get creative with it!! Anything is fair game as long as it fits the requirements of the rubric below. Create a PowerPoint presentation, a poster, a word document, a web page, painting or whatever you think will work!!

Microbial Infection & Disease Presentation

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Please provide detailed instructions for the question you need help with. Let us know your expectations and requirements. If your question is for a specific course, requires textbooks or other source material, please let us know.

Please provide detailed instructions for the question you need help with. Let us know your expectations and requirements. If your question is for a specific course, requires textbooks or other source material, please let us know.

Cell Membranes & Solutions Transportation Concepts

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Directions Membranes

The plasma membrane is a thin, fluid structure that is very flexible, and yet stable enough to stay together to keep the inner components of cells inside, and the outer environment outside. For this unit, you should do the following:

Download the Reading/Study Guide and then do a first reading of the material in the textbook, looking for possible answers to the questions.

Go through all of the content of the module, reading the material, and then watching the videos that cover the content from the unit. Use the videos to take additional notes that help to answer the questions on the study guide.

Complete the diffusion/osmosis worksheet.