Assignment: Bioethical Issues Essay Bioethical Issues – In the 3 chapters covered in Week 4 of General Biology, we have learned about how science interacts with our daily lives. Below is a list of Bioethical Issues based on topics/ideas discussed during Week 4. Research one of the Bioethical issues below […]

Xenobiotic shown below is a pesticide commonly used in developing countries, but is largely banned in the United States because of its potent neurotoxic effects. To mediate these neurotoxic effects, the pesticide must be able to cross the blood brain barrier. Inspection of the chemical/physiochemical properties of the pesticide suggest […]

Scenario:A 4-month-old infant had been running a moderate fever for 36 hours, and a nervous mother made a call to her pediatrician. Examination and testing revealed no outward signs of infection or cause of the fever. The anxious mother asked the pediatrician about antibiotics, but the pediatrician recommended watching the […]

Choose a defect from the following list that you are unfamiliar with: 1. Anecephaly2. Chiari malformation3. Hydrocephalus4. Microcephaly5. AVMs Find at least 2 peer reviewed articles that identify either genetic or environmental factors that can lead to that anomaly. Summarize each article and discuss either how the environmental factors could […]