The Cancer Genome Atlas Essays

  • psprer

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    ” When I compare James Rhio O’Connor to this quote, I find that some people could be like the caterpillar and think the world is over due to a dire cancer prognosis, but James waited it out and found that he could form into something so much more, thus becoming the butterfly. If in my life I was placed into a situation where I was given a dire cancer prognosis, I would more than likely have a difficult time accepting it at first....

  • Alex's Lemonade Research Paper

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    her first childhood cancer fundraiser in her front yard. She had a lemonade stand to fundraise cancer. After she finished her lemonade stand she had raised over $2,000. By the time she died in 2004, she was just eight years old and had raised over one million dollars for cancer. Alexandra went through a lot in her life even though she only lived until she was eight years old. Shortly before her first birthday, Alex was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer. A few days later, the

  • User Case Study

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    Isar Nassiri User Case #1 A USC researcher is interested in the roles of coregulators in steroid hormone regulation of transcription in cancer cells and would like to write a grant proposal on this topic. The two key coregulators of interests are Hic-5 and G9a. As he is preparing the proposal, he hopes to find information about the following questions: Answer 1. The known post-translational modifications of the two genes You can answer to this question by searching the specific databases. You

  • Embryonic Stem Cells

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    Cell Research. 02 Feb. 2005. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. Shevde, Rupa. "How Are Stem Cells Used?" Wisconsin University. 2010. Web. 02 Feb. 2011. Stephens, Patrick. "Destroying Embryos Is Not Immoral | Ayn Rand, Objectivism, and Individualism | The Atlas Society." The Atlas Society |. 3 Apr. 2011. Web. 05 Mar. 2011. Sumanas. "Human Embryonic Stem Cells." Welcome to Sumanas, Inc. 2007. Web. 13 Feb. 2011. Whittingtion, Mark. "The Spray on Skin Gun Heals Burns Within Hours or Days - Yahoo! News." The Top News

  • Microorganisms

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    Microorganisms play an important role in our life: helps us to digest our food, decompose wastes and participate in various life cycles. They are diverse and have adapted to inhabit different environments including extreme conditions, such as hot vents under the ocean to ice caps; hence known as extremophiles. There are more microorganisms present in us than there are cells, and the various microorganisms are bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa. Many people associate microorganisms as death and

  • Persuasive Essay On Stem Cell Cloning

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    Cloning is a relatively new practice that has opened the door for countless new research methods and procedures. Gene Therapy is one of the key focal points of medical research and it has many practical applications such as the study and curing of diseases that would be difficult to continue without the support of cloning. For these reasons, stem cell cloning and associated research should not be banned until positive and negative outcomes are considered collectively. Cloning and stem cell research