Gene Therapy

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What it is and how is it used in daily life today.


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Gene Therapy Transforms Eyesight of 12 Born with Rare Defect

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Pennsylvania researchers improve the vision of 12 patients with a rare inherited visual defect.


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When Will Humans Go Extinct?

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Interestingly enough there are many people who feel the best thing for the planet is the extinction of humans. How likely is this to happen?


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Something Simpler Than Viruses: Viroids and Prions

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A new discovery telling that something simpler than viruses is also present that include viroids and prions or a naked nucleic acid and simply a protein.


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Finding The Cause of Beriberi

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A small story about the history of beriberi.


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The Respiratory Structure and Breathing Mechanisms

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In the respiratory organ, blood receives oxygen, and then transports it to all the living parts of the body where it is used in tissue respiration..To function efficiently, a respiratory organ has a large surface area for rapid oxygen uptake and a very good supply of blood in a dense network of blood capillaries, which are separated from the surrounding air or water by an epithelium made up of a very thin layer of cells..


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The Role of the Circulatory System in Body Defense

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Diseases are caused by the presence of bacteria or viruses in the body. The symptoms may be due to the antigen or foreign proteins of the bacteria or the toxic chemicals produced by the bacteria. Recovery from the disease followed by immunity depends mainly on the production of antibodies in the blood. Antibodies are proteins released into the blood which destroy kills or rids the body of these disease causing microorganisms different ways..


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Three Deadly Insects

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Three insects that can cause human death.


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The Effect of Ebola Virus on Hemostasis

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This article summarizes coagulation and ebola virus. In addition, basic science research on the mechanism of coagulation disruption by ebola virus is outlined citing the primary research articles.


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A Molecular Overview of Cancer

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A gap in knowledge exists between basic science research on cancer and the non-scientific community. Therefore, there is a need to educate the public on the scientific details in a plain language. There are many articles on the physiological and pathological details of cancer, however, a clear description of the molecular details is uncommon. This is an overview of the molecular biology of cancer and the challenges facing researchers in a language that all can comprehend.


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