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Genetic diseases

Genetic disease

(Science: biology, genetics) a disease, such as cystic fibrosis, that has its origin in changes to the genetic material, dna.

Usually refers to diseases that are inherited in a mendelian fashion, although noninherited forms of cancer also result from dna mutation.


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mutations and dependencies

University biology teachers knowingly omit the complete absence of a genetic mechanism for adding NEW things like biochemical pathways (ie krebs, ... Hospitals are full of people with mutations dying of cancer and other diseases. Think mutations are 'good'? Go stand out in the sun for a few hours ...

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by jinx25
Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:59 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: mutations and dependencies
Replies: 17
Views: 858

Re: Theories - Origin of Life

... state (not to you) The point I make is this. The reality is that most genetic changes occur as a result of cellular processes in response to stress, ... are among the most valuable compounds used for fighting human diseases. Unfortunately, pathogenic bacteria have evolved towards resistance. ...

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by scottie
Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:13 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Theories - Origin of Life
Replies: 548
Views: 534448

Re: Evolution or De-evolution?

... 1. Molecular evolution – refers to molecular changes over time (ex. Genetic mutations, lateral gene transfer, etc.) that have been proven to be able to affect phenotype changes (ex. Diseases, deformities, trait variations, etc.) 2. Natural selection – refers to survivor ...

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by Cat
Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:35 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution or De-evolution?
Replies: 43
Views: 15729

Vaccine for HIV

... approaches that have been successful in the control of various viral diseases by priming the adaptive immunity to recognize the viral envelope ... be categorized into multiple clades and subtypes with a high degree of genetic divergence. Therefore, the immune responses raised by any vaccine ...

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by suzidoc8
Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:47 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Vaccine for HIV
Replies: 1
Views: 3725

Intersect two microarray data or a microarray data with a ge

... drugs, substances or environmental insults or the identification of the genetic changes that are associated with pathological conditions. CU-DREAM(X) ... Center for Excellence in Molecular Genetics of Cancer and Human Diseases, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, ...

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by jhon13
Wed May 23, 2012 7:29 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Intersect two microarray data or a microarray data with a ge
Replies: 1
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