A. Successful HCV treatment also called sustained virology response (SVR) is defined as a patient’s viral load below the lower limit of quantification at a follow-up evaluation at 24 weeks after the completion of the treatment. On the other hand, patients who do not attain SVR, the viral load either […]

Q1. A small, impermeable membrane is placed between the anchor cell and the other vulva precursor cells in a larva of C. elegans. What would you expect the result to be? Q2. Your first project in your new lab is to purify the protein Rock Band (RB) which is known […]

Discussion Question 1 Outbreak of Cyclosporiasis in the United States Cyclospora cayetanensis is a single-celled parasite that causes an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. As of August 26, 2014 (5pm EDT), CDC had been notified of 304 ill persons with confirmed Cyclospora infection in 2014; of these, 207 ill persons from […]

Digestive System 1. What is digestion?2. How different are extracellular and intracellular digestion? What is the evolutionary advantage of extracellular digestion?3. How is extracellular digestion related to tissue and cellular specialization?4. What is the difference between an incomplete digestive and a complete digestive system system? How are these types of […]