Carrying a mutation in one copy of the BRCA1 gene leads to increased risk of developing breast and/or ovarian cancer because as a woman ages, she risks mutating the other copy of the BRCA1 gene. Surprisingly, analysis of some cancers in BRCA1 carriers revealed one mutant copy and one normal […]

Biology: Week 2 – The molecules of life – macromolecule analogies This week you learned about the 4 types of biological macromolecules: lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids. In a nutshell, a macromolecule is a very large molecule consisting of many smaller structural units linked together (like how a train […]

“Growth of Hospitals and Health Care Systems with Benefits of Long-Term Care Facilities” Please respond to the following: Analyze the transition of medical training, early hospitals, and medical advancements up to the present time. Justify the need for doctors with advanced medical training in the health care industry. Explore the […]

Question: A diffusion cell is constructed that consists of a thin membrane (thickness 200 micro meters and area 1 cm^2) separating two solutions of identical volume (V= 10 cm^3). The donor solution contains a drug molecule of interest. The drug has a partition coefficient of 15 in the membrane. State all […]