Monday, May 25, 2009

Stop Genocide In America

i feel like a mix of vomiting or crying and i think the reason i havent done either is because my body cant decide which..

i was looking for things to protest the up and coming cat and other animal dissections with and i found this disturbing video.
yeah, you guys say "oh its not that bad if theyre already dead"
well, hey, this is proof that THEYRE NOT ALREADY DEAD.


peta2.com

yeah, think about that when youre sawing up cats, guys.

please, do the animals a favor, and don't dissect.

Friday, May 22, 2009

MUTATION BLOG SIETE

http://geneticsmodules.duhs.duke.edu/Design/page.asp?CourseNum=2&LessonNum=1&index=2

HUNTINGTON DISEASE
-Progressive disorder of motor, cognitive, and psychiatric changes
-mean age of onset is 35-44 years and after, the median survival time is 15-18 years

Early Stage
-subtle changes in coordination
-minor chorea (involuntary movements)
-difficulty in mental planning
-depressed or irritable mood

Next Stage
-chorea becomes more prominent
-increasing difficulty with voluntary activity
-worsening dysarthria and dysphagia

Late Stages
-behavior problems are gradually lessened
-motor disability becomes severe
-individual is totally dependent, mute, and incontinent

-huntington disease is associated with increased CAG repeats in the HD gene on chromosome 4
-autosomal dominant

Thursday, May 21, 2009

mutation blog, ftw!? SEIS

Seven genetic disorders and all the related informaciĆ³n...
To be done over a series of blogs... hooray.

check out the first five HERE: ashleydernovish.blogspot.com
okay, so, genetic disorder numero seis:

CYSTIC FIBROSIS.
-caused by a failure of a protein involved with the chloride balance in the body

Causes:
-respiratory problems (breathing problems and lung infections)
-digestive problems (difficulty in absorbing some types of foods)
-infertility

*does not cause mental retardation or birth defects

The average person with Cystic Fibrosis lives into their 30s
So, yeah, its autosomal recessive and there are no found treatments. (?)

Demographics:
Carrier Frequency By Ethnicity
Caucasian (non-Hispanic)- 1/252
Ashkenazi Jewish- 1/252
Hispanic American- 1/462
African American- 1/652

all of the above from https://www.labcorp.com/genetics/genetic_disorders


images from:
https://www.msu.edu/~luckie/About_MSUCF.html

http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientistprofile.php?pID=19&pg=1

thats all for cystic fibrosis.
next up...down syndrome.

bye ;]