Marcus Williams

I was in my physics class and we were discussing the risk factors for Heart Attacks; I decided to try to calculate my own variables while still keeping true to the ideal curve. This is what I came up with. Unfortunately I can not show the table I made on excel, but the new variables are sleep and asthma. The numerical values are 3.42 for sleep and depending on the stage of Asthma the values are Stage 1: 1.11, Stage 2: 1.33, Stage 3: 1.44, Stage 4: 1.47, and Stage 5: 1.92. If you know how to calculate HART values and compare them linearly, than you should really incorporate these values .

We know that all living organisms that possess cells have some form of tumor suppressor gene. How many variations of this gene are known? Do insects possess an abundance of these or could it be that their tumor suppressor genes work better. Could it even be that once cancer metastisizes that insects have a defense that prevents cancer cell adhesion?

Thank you all for this discussion. It seems that much of the time it is not given much thought as to whether insects can develop cancer. But I believe as future research improves regarding cancer, I believe that insects could possibly provide many major contributions and new research areas. Better yet can arachnids develop cancer?

I was just curious as to the question stated on whether or not insects develop cancer? If anyone has any information on this topic or has an opinion, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Has anyone recently read about the genomic switches that were once thought to be irrelevant junk in DNA? But that they could actually present some imperative information.

Thank you very much! I will try to convince my lab professor to make this one of our research projects. The results should be interesting!!!!

That is interesting! Do you think it would be possible to scan through the body and locate these differences so that we might gain an advantage over the multiplication of cancer cells?

He is not claiming that the immune system is a "muscle" he is comparing the two and trying to speculate on how the immune system could possibly function the same way as the muscle. Personally I know that from our current knowledge the only way to strengthen the immune system is to get vaccinated. Most likely by consuming undercooked or spoiled food there is a possibility of feeling the effects later (ex. parasite). I respect the train of thought though and it would be interesting if modern science found out that we actually could naturally build our immune system in almost the same way we condition our muscles. I think it is a great thought, not so on board with the test trial, but I think that this idea will prove to be another great leap for scientist if they choose to study it!

Today I asked my professor if we could perform the experiement when you submerge a copper penny in nitric acid. He said that he would consider doing it if I provided an etching. I don't possess that much knowledge on etchings, but could someone explain to me what they are and what the best ones would be for such an experiment and if at all possible the least expensive? Thanks in advance!

Thank you for your honest reply. I know that this topic is very popular in medical science. I am just curious to know if there is something even the smallest aspect that differientiates cancer cells from normal cells. If we could somehow discover this one small detail we could utilize it to our advantage. Hope this does not sound unintelligent I just want to explore new ideas!

For many years in medical science cancer has been one of the many banes of existence. Chemotherapy in some cases is very successful, but sometimes the administration of this agent comes at a heavy price. What if there was a way to administer chemo or some other eliminating agent that was engineered to only kill cancerous cells. Could there possibly be a way to detect them chemically. Is there a growth hormone we can target? Can we solve the problem by designing microscopic technology that will attach onto a cancer cell? I do not know if any of this is at all possible, but I would be interested in hearing all of your opinions! I am a biochemisty undergrad and I want to develop a research project for this very topic!

Thank you very much for the info!

Thanks very much! Could the production of xna increase our chances of curing diseases? Do you think there could possibly be a clinical application to exchange damaged dna for xna?

Can anyone tell me what the best use of LB broth is? I think I heard it was used for bacterial transformation, but i am not entirely certain! I know this is kind of unrelated, but i was just searching anywhere for an answer.

Hi, my name is Marcus Williams and I am an undergrad at Alvernia University and I am a biochemisty major. I was just curious as to what xna is?