Q1. About 5 percent of individuals with Down syndrome have a chromosomal translocation in which a third copy of chromosome 21 is attached to chromosome 14. If this translocation occurred in a parent’s gonad, how can it lead to Down syndrome in a child? Q2. During a physical exam a […]

Climate Change Response Some people you know say they don’t believe that the climate is changing. After this week’s readings, how would you respond? Write a 525- to 700-word response including: How scientists learn about past global temperatures and climates. The greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases and their role in current climate […]

1) In this problem we examine the effects of interactions among predators on the stability of a predator-prey system. We will modify the basic Lotka-Volterra model without density dependence in the prey. We will be changing the assumption that the per predator predation rate is independent of the number of […]

Consider the following scenario:  Due to an increase in cardiovascular disease and cancer death in the United States, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have formed a joint task force and has tasked you with developing an […]