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hepatitis e virus article

hepatitis e virus article

found this article on hepatitis b... http://www.ppdictionary.com/viruses/hepatitis_e.htm

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis in the world, and is most commonly found in Africa, Central Asia, and Mexico. The virus is credited with half of all outbreaks of acute hepatitis infection in children and adults, especially in areas where it is end

News Articles and Discussion   duddy   2020   2   bio_man   13 years ago

Linear Algebra with Applications, 9.e - Anton (Solution Manual)

Linear Algebra with Applications, 9.e - Anton (Solution Manual)

I know this isn't biology-related but it may come in handy for those pursuing a science related degree. Its

Linear Algebra with Applications, 9.e - Anton (Solution Manual)

View the attachment below to download it  

enjoy

Test Banks   biolove   4361   13 years ago

Genetic basis for multi-tasking?

Genetic basis for multi-tasking?

Psychologists have found that 2.5 percent of the American population has a special multi-tasking ability that allows them to do such things as safely drive and talk on the phone at the same time. The neural basis behind this effect is not known, but there are still some interesting questions that emerge. Should proven supertaskers be exempt from laws banning phone use while driving?

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1396   2   Biology Forums   13 years ago

A miracle salve or another stem cell fraud?

A miracle salve or another stem cell fraud?

This article talks about stem cell-derived ingredients being put into makeup and skin products and being sold on the market in Korea.

Some of the ingredients include stem cell culture fluids. This not only sounds nasty, it has the potential to spread HIV or hepatitis viruses.

I believe the use of stem-cell culture fluids has many negative bioethical implication

News Articles and Discussion   bio_man   1356   2   sineandcosine   13 years ago

Blood Vessel Cells Are Key to Growing Unlimited Amounts of Adult Stem Cells

Blood Vessel Cells Are Key to Growing Unlimited Amounts of Adult Stem Cells

The topic of stem cells has always been a controversial one. In this article a research breakthrough in regards to manufacturing large amounts of stem cells is discovered via adult endothelial cells. These cells have a growth factors that promotes creation of mass stem cells.

This breakthrough could lead to discovering huge medicinal applications such as bone marrow trans

News Articles and Discussion   gerrard   1360   2   padre   13 years ago

Looking to create life?

Looking to create life?

Two of the world’s premier geneticists, Craig Venter and Hamilton Smith have proposed a new approach to genetics. They are looking to create a simple microbe by mix and matching gene segments from previously known bugs and “drop them” into another bug and see if the new genetic makeup will bring the microbe to life.

Do you think this is ethical? Should this be allowed or

News Articles and Discussion   sarah   1396   2   Ame   13 years ago

Female Sex Chromosomes, Not Just Hormones, Help Regulate Blood Pressure

Female Sex Chromosomes, Not Just Hormones, Help Regulate Blood Pressure

According to this article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100315161720.htm, it was determined that something in female sex chromosomes appears to trigger a rise in blood pressure after the onset of menopause. This finding challenges the current belief that sex hormones are largely responsible for regulating blood pressure. An experiment was done with mice giving female

News Articles and Discussion   fifa_2010   1517   3   biolove   13 years ago

Umbilical Cords...medical treatment of the future?

Umbilical Cords...medical treatment of the future?

I felt that one article is not enough to sum up this new direction in medicine, apparently umbilical cords are all the rage, it seems this topic has been growing in interest since at least 2004. here are a few articles posted on the BBC site, which make a time line for the progression of this new form of stem cell related treatment.

Umbilical cord "stem cell" ho

News Articles and Discussion   Ame   1206   2   doubleu   13 years ago

How to prevent telomeres from shortening?

How to prevent telomeres from shortening?

My ^*%&^%$& telomeres keep getting shorter and shorter, no matter what i try to do.

  I tried injecting a little telomerase reverse transcriptase into each of my cells, but that approach just seems to take FOREVER...


Any ideas?

(this was just a test posting, but if you happen to know the solution, I'd be pretty  darn happ

Off-Topic Room   BioRumor   2545   3   Biology Forums   13 years ago

[Tutorial] - How to Read a Scientific Research Paper: A Four-Step Guide for Students

[Tutorial] - How to Read a Scientific Research Paper: A Four-Step Guide for Students

Introduction

Reading research papers (primary articles) is partly a matter of experience and skill, and partly learning the specific vocabulary of a field. First of all, don’t panic! If you approach a primary article step by step, even an impossible looking paper can be understood.
Procedure:

The Four Steps: Skimming, Vocabu

Free Notes   admin   3222   13 years ago

Microbiology Basics: an Antimicrobial Perspective

Microbiology Basics: an Antimicrobial Perspective

Great link on microbiology! 

Microbiology Basics: an Antimicrobial Perspective

http://wwwdev.science.uoit.ca/MicroBiology/index.html

Links   sarah   1783   duddy   13 years ago

Basic zoology

Basic zoology

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

Links   karim89   3845   bio_man   13 years ago

Giant Humans

Giant Humans

i've just read something talking about the existence of giant humans in the past and i searched the web to find something about that but i couldn't... so has anyone ever heard of this ? and are there any scientific evidences supporting this theory ?

News Articles and Discussion   karim89   2166   6   chemb   13 years ago

Synthetic Life

Synthetic Life

This article focuses on a group of researchers aimed to create a synthetic organism containing the bare minimum amount of genes required for life. Their objective is to shed light on what is fundamentally required for cellular life.

Bio ethical concerns can easily arise from such a topic, and ethical debates such as 'playing god' can be argued.

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News Articles and Discussion   doubleu   998   star   13 years ago

Possible New Kind of Malaria Vaccine

Possible New Kind of Malaria Vaccine

Researchers have found an antigen, AnAPN1 that triggers humans to create antibodies that prevent transmission of malaria by mosquitoes. If a mosquito takes in enough of these anitbodies the disease can be 'locked' into it and become untransmissable. Though this is promising, the problem lies in getting it into the mosquitoes. The proposed mechanism is throw their food source

News Articles and Discussion   star   943   biolove   13 years ago

Autism Link to Vaccines

Autism Link to Vaccines

Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a paper a dozen years ago, linking vaccination with the development of autism in children. Since then, there has been no reproduction of these findings among the scientific community, and many people have regarded this finding as false. This article was published in The Lancelet, a reputable medical journal. Finally, after 12 years, The Lancelet finall

News Articles and Discussion   john86   1016   Biology Forums   13 years ago

Studying Biology Without A Second Science

Studying Biology Without A Second Science

Does any one know any GOOD universities that allow you to study bio without a second science.

I have looked but i cant find many good biological sciences courses that allow study without a second science

Academic Guidance   Xooki3   2352   2   biology101   13 years ago

About RNA Interference

About RNA Interference

Does RNA Interference work the same way for exogenous RNAs aka siRNA? Because I'm not sure whether viruses have dsRNA and all the transcription, translation, dicer stuff like our human cells. and my Biology notes say that RNA Interference can work for both endogenous and exogenous RNAs.. So if anyone knows, please help me clear my doubts.. thank you 

News Articles and Discussion   thearchitect   1139   3   bio_man   13 years ago

Three Mold Groups

Three Mold Groups

What are the three mold groups??[/flash]
 

News Articles and Discussion   megonigalc   4801   5   13 years ago

Chytridiomycetes

Chytridiomycetes

how important are chytridiomycetes in the evolution of fungi?
please i need help and if there are any websites that could help.

 

News Articles and Discussion   megonigalc   1579   4   bio_man   13 years ago

Why we think it's OK to cheat and steal (sometimes)

Why we think it's OK to cheat and steal (sometimes)

Very inspiring video by Dan Ariely. Filled with biological facts, take a few minutes to watch it.

News Articles and Discussion   duddy   1025   amal   13 years ago

Obama Wants a Criminal DNA Databank

Obama Wants a Criminal DNA Databank

Hi! Glad to have joined this forum. I've been looking for something like this 

I'm sure everyone knows about the benefits and potential dangers of this practice: identifying the presence of an individual at a crime scene with some level of certainty (leading to conviction) or risking the condemnation of innocent people. Is this ethical? does it invade one&

News Articles and Discussion   biolove   1298   4   amal   13 years ago

The morning before an exam

The morning before an exam

So i have this major exam on monday at 3 pm and again on tuesday also at 3pm, so i have a plenty of time before.. im not planning on studying the morning before the exam, but i was wondering what would be a good way to spend that time.. so here are some of the things i've been thinking about and tell me what you think.

Wake up at 1 pm, have a late breakfast and head

12

News Articles and Discussion   karim89   5340   17   bio_man   13 years ago

What influences DNA replication rate in yeast

What influences DNA replication rate in yeast

does anyone know what type of experiment that i could do that would help me find out wat influences dna replication time in yeast. im reading an article about an experiment that has already taken place earlier in the years:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2860512/

but now im asked to make up

News Articles and Discussion   Twizzi1227   934   bio_man   13 years ago

dihybrid cross with possible epistasis involved

dihybrid cross with possible epistasis involved

Using this data could you help me figure out if these genes are linked and if they are what’s the map distance between them? 
This is a dihybrid cross working with fruit flies.  Parental generation is a sepia eyed male x apterous female.  The F1 are all wild type.  The F2 are as follows:
637 +;+   
175 +;se
63 ap;+
17 ap;se
Overall F2

Upper-Year Courses   confused_student   4954   2   sarah!   13 years ago

Shock

Shock

Identify two (2) signs of shock in the patients clinical presentation and briefly state the underlying pathophysiological or compensatory mechanism causing each sign?

Patient is a 60 yr old male, admitted to hospital with fever and weight loss and has returned from surgery. Vital signs have been stable for 4 hours, but hours later his resps increase 14-18, as does his hea

News Articles and Discussion   dahart   977   bio_man   13 years ago

Renal

Renal

Which of the following is a common predisposing factor for pre-reanl acute renal failure post operatively?

Multiple Choice:

1. Use of prophylactic antibiotics that are nephrotoxix.

2. Afferent arteriole constriction causing nephron hypoperfusion.

3. Ascending UTI from catheterisation.

4. Arterial thrombus in th renal arteries.

News Articles and Discussion   dahart   834   bio_man   13 years ago

Mom's swollen leg with DVT

Mom's swollen leg with DVT

Well for some time now my mom has had a swollen leg. It is suffereing from DVT. She has been to the doctor a lot but they are just doing checkups and keeping her provided with medication now, which doesn't really do much...

My mom is overweight, and the swollen leg makes it even harder for her to get around. It stays swollen about 25% larger than the other leg.

Feeling sick?   Ryn1001   5870   7   bio_man   13 years ago

Human skeleton model

Human skeleton model

Does anyone have suggestions or remarks on certain models, i'm planning on spending around 150$, i've checked online, but i don't think that i can really trust people selling things on amazon or similar sites, so any idea on which type would be a good one ?

News Articles and Discussion   karim89   2077   8   13 years ago

Bio-man

Bio-man

Why are you so awesome and why do you know so much about biology?  I am jealous.

Off-Topic Room   Polymorphism   1194   3   bio_man   13 years ago

Stomach Problems (cramping / pain / discomfort)

Stomach Problems (cramping / pain / discomfort)

I've had this problem for about 5 years now and it's really bothering me. 

I can't be more than 3 hours late for any meal.  If I am 3 hours late, I feel fine, but as soon as I start eating after missing a meal for 3 hours or more, I start getting intense cramping/pain/discomfort in my mid-lower abdominal area.  This pain only starts after I

Feeling sick?   Polymorphism   1468   bio_man   13 years ago

Religion

Religion

Ignorant atheist:

-Does not understand the distinction between faith and fact. Faith cannot be disproven by fact.
-Foolishly believes that he can convince Christians that god does not exist
-Says things like "the bible says ___ but science has proven that _____ is wrong and therefore God does not exist"
-Tries to back up his belief in

Off-Topic Room   Polymorphism   3012   11   karim89   13 years ago

Do alleles automatically become more dominant if selection is favoring them?

Do alleles automatically become more dominant if selection is favoring them?

1.Do alleles automatically become more dominant if selection is favoring them?  Explain.



2. Kin selection and reciprocity are two important evolutionary theories.
A. What puzzle are they both designed to solve and why is it a puzzle?

News Articles and Discussion   michelleahmed   909   duddy   13 years ago

How do Organic Compounds store energy in their arrangement of atoms?

How do Organic Compounds store energy in their arrangement of atoms?

Is it in their bonds?

News Articles and Discussion   NeedsAPbiohelp   1134   bio_man   13 years ago

Photosynthesis; Light Dependent Reactions--Non-Cyclic Electron Flow

Photosynthesis; Light Dependent Reactions--Non-Cyclic Electron Flow

What would happen if the z-protein is mutated?
-Explain how would it affect the non-cyclic flow&etc.

News Articles and Discussion   Roro   3919   3   bio_man   13 years ago

mom + mom + dad = human embryo?!

mom + mom + dad = human embryo?!

British scientists have used cloning to prevent incurable disease by mix-and-matching DNA between fertilized eggs. Some diseases are maternally inherited and are expressed in mitochondria, thus another mother is required. There are currently laws against this practice in Brittan and Dr. Turnbull is estimating a change in as little as 3 years, allowing the first babies to be born usi

News Articles and Discussion   PPK   913   sarah!   13 years ago

Hi, New to the Forum!

Hi, New to the Forum!

Hi! I'm taking biology this coming fall in university... I'm not a science guy, but more of a math / physics guy. Hope you guys can help me out! 

News Articles and Discussion   calcguy   2312   5   bio_man   13 years ago

Good Marine Biology Universities

Good Marine Biology Universities

I am thinking about studying marine biology when i go to university. Dose anyone know good universities for marine biology or that specialize in the field.

I already have two suggested to me:
1) Portsmouth University
2) University of Western Australia

Could anyone add to my short list.

Thanks.
 

Academic Guidance   Xooki3   3888   8   13 years ago

Kilocalorie per Mole Clarification please

Kilocalorie per Mole Clarification please

Hi there,

Ive been having difficulties in trying to understand when someone says "kilocalorie per mole" I know that the term is use to express bond strengths, but let's say someone says a statement "covalent bonds have an energy of roughly 80 kilocalories per mole" Could some one simplify this please. So it takes 80 kilocalories (80,000 calories)&

News Articles and Discussion   edalbert   2255   bio_man   13 years ago

Looking for a Journal Article!

Looking for a Journal Article!

I need this journal article, but it costs money Could you upload it for me?

IL-23 Is Required for Protection against Systemic Infection with Listeria monocytogenes

Karen D. Meeks,* Amy N. Sieve,* Jay K. Kolls, Nico Ghilardi, and Rance E. Berg

Thx

Referencing Help   mikael   2220   bio_man   13 years ago