According to the International Diabetes Federation, one in ten people across the world’s population are forecast to have diabetes by 2035. The US leads the world in number of people with diabetes (see handouts from class or www.idf.org). The global increase in the prevalence of insulin resistance and type 2 […]

Question: Assume you have 2 tubes containing cultures of genetically distinct bacterial strains. You know that when you mix the two together, you get Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), but you do not know what genetic exchange mechanism is accomplishing this transfer. Prior to mixing the strains, you add an enzyme that […]

Question: A five year old girl displayed increased apetite, increased urinary frequency and thirst. Her physician suspected new onset diabetes mellitus and confirmed that she had elevated urine glucose and ketones. Blood glucose levels were 250 mg/dL (normal 90-120) in the girl presenting above, the increase in blood glucose is primarily […]

Question: Define the complement cascade and there are two infection-fighting results of this cascade. What are they?Question: What are the main components of the reticuloendothelial system (RES)? b) Describe the main function of RES. c) Where is RES in human body?Question: What cells are generally the first to reach the site of inflammation? […]