Man+Andreea


 * //DEPARTMENT//** : CHIMIE, III
 * //PHOTOGRAPH// //+ MOTTO : "// // What goes around, comes around // //! " :)//**
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//**Week 2 : Nucleic acids DNA and RNA and ADDICTION**//
//**Links : Similarities and Differences between DNA and RNA**// //**Level of information :** University// //**Animation : DNA and RNA**//

**Week 3 : Mapping the Human Genome**

 * Biology Quiz** : [|Genetics]

//**Link Title** : [|Genes and the brain]// //**Level of information** : University// //**Format** : audio-post// //**URL Address** : []// //**Comment** : [|Human genome]//

//**Link Title** : [|New prostate cancer genes found]// //**Level information** :University// //**Format** :text// //**URL Address** :[]// //**Comment** : The presentation of new prostate cancer .//

//**Link Title** : [|Looking into fertility]// //**Level information** :University// //**Format** : audio-text// //**URL Address** : [|http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/typo3conf/ext/naksci_podcast/xspf/player.php?track=The_Naked_Scientists_in_Africa_09.11.13.mp3&podcast_type={podcast_type}&playlist=/rss/xspf_africa_playlist.xspf]// //**Animation** :[|Fertility]// //[|Human fertility]// //[|Fertility fact]//

**//Week 4 :Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetic Knowledge//**
//**Activity 1** : Food for thought - [|Etichal, Legal and Social Implication of Genetic Knowledge]// //The scientists who launched the Human Genome Project believed in the power of genetic information to transform health care ,to allow earlier diagnosis of diseases than ever before possible and to fuel the creation of powerful new medicines.Aware of the danger and hoping to ward it off, the founders of the Human Genome Project created a program to explore the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of new genetic knowledge. The goal was to anticipate problems that might arise and to prompt solutions.For example, in the future, doctors will likely be able to give each of us a "genetic report card" that will spell out our risk of developing a variety of different diseases.We all have a stake in making sure that everyone will benefit from genetic research and no one is harmed.//

//**Activity 2** : Exploring Ethical Issue - [|Nature vs Nature in the Criminal Justice System]// //The pace of research into genetic factors that may influence how we think and act has increased drastically in the last few years. For example, scientists are trying to determine how genetic factors make some people more susceptible to disorders like schizophrenia, depression and alcoholism. Scientists currently believe that the vast majority of human behaviors and traits reflect a complex mix of genetics and the environment.// //We presented the example of// Joe Schmoe //, who was accused of assault .// // If I were I to judge his case, I think the final decision would be influenced by genetic test. In this case I agree with the proposal 's lawyer Joe.  Punishment should be in psychiatric treatment. Yes, in the future will be at the birth of each newborn to make undergo tests to find out what kind of mutations, if they have.If this drug will exist, it will be a miracle ...//

//**Week 5 : Cloning**//
//**Activity 1**// : //Food for thought- Questions to ponder// Yes, I have heard of "Dolly the sheep" .She was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland, and lived there until her death when she was six years old.The name "Dolly" came from a suggestion by the stockmen who helped with her birth, in honor of Dolly Parton, because it was a mammary cell that was cloned. Cloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments (molecular cloning ), cells (cell cloning), or organisms. The term also refers to the production of multiple copies of a product such as digital media or software. Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of an existing or previously existing human .The term is generally used to refer to artificial human cloning; human clones in the form of identical twins are commonplace, with their cloning occurring during the natural process of reproduction. There are two commonly discussed types of human cloning: therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. Therapeutic cloning involves cloning adult cells for use in medicine and is an active area of research. Reproductive cloning would involve making cloned humans. A third type of cloning called replacement cloning is a theoretical possibility, and would be a combination of therapeutic and reproductive cloning. Replacement cloning would entail the replacement of an extensively damaged, failed, or failing body through cloning followed by whole or partial brain transplant. The various forms of human cloning are controversial. There have been numerous demands for all progress in the human cloning field to be halted. Most scientific, governmental and religious organizations oppose reproductive cloning. The <span class="wiki_link_ext">American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and other scientific organizations have made public statements suggesting that human reproductive cloning be banned until safety issues are resolved. Serious <span class="wiki_link_ext">ethical concerns have been raised by the future possibility of harvesting organs from clones. Some people have considered the idea of growing organs separately from a human organism - in doing this, a new organ supply could be established without the moral implications of harvesting them from humans. Research is also being done on the idea of growing organs that are biologically acceptable to the human body inside of other organisms, such as pigs or cows, then transplanting them to humans, a form of <span class="wiki_link_ext">xenotransplantation. The first human <span class="wiki_link_ext">hybrid human clone was created in November 1998, by American Cell Technologies.It was created from a man's leg cell, and a cow's egg whose DNA was removed. It was destroyed after 12 days. Since a normal embryo implants at 14 days, Dr <span class="wiki_link_ext">Robert Lanza, ACT's director of tissue engineering, told the Daily Mail newspaper that the embryo could not be seen as a person before 14 days. While making an embryo, which may have resulted in a complete human had it been allowed to come to term, according to ACT: "[ACT's] aim was 'therapeutic cloning' not 'reproductive cloning'" On January, 2008, Wood and Andrew French, Stemagen's chief scientific officer in <span class="wiki_link_ext">California, announced that they successfully created the first 5 mature human embryos using <span class="wiki_link_ext">DNA from adult skin cells, aiming to provide a source of viable embryonic <span class="wiki_link_ext">stem cells. Dr. <span class="wiki_link_ext">Samuel Wood and a colleague donated skin cells, and DNA from those cells was transferred to human eggs. It is not clear if the embryos produced would have been capable of further development, but Dr. Wood stated that if that were possible, using the technology for reproductive cloning would be both unethical and illegal. The 5 cloned embryos, created in Stemagen Corporation lab, in <span class="wiki_link_ext">La Jolla, were destroyed.