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Human Papilloma Virus. Read this review on how HPV controls the expression of its genes and explain to the class how HPV uses splicing and polyadenylation to regulate production of viral proteins. http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v11/n4/full/nrmicro2984.html Baculovirus Bacuolviruses are ubiquitously used in life sciences research to produce large quantities of recombinant proteins. Describe […]

A patient`s blood was centrifugated in a capillary tube. The total height of the column blood was 3.5 cm and the column of packed cells was 1.8 cm. Analysis of hole blood gave a hemoglobin concentration of 12 g%, and counting the RBCs in a hemacytometer gave a count of […]

Jeffery P. is a 19yo college student who recently suffered a T12 fracture with resulting paraplegia while playing football. He is a week post operatively from spinal stabilization surgery. His VS: BP 110/63 HR 92 RR 20 Temp 37.4 SpO2 97 on 2LNC What motor and sensory deficits to you […]

Q1. The hydrolysis of sucrose to glucose and fructose is exergonic. Though, if sucrose is dissolved in water and the solution is kept overnight at room temperature, there is no detectable conversion to glucose and fructose. Why? Q2. A mammal uses only 1 to 2 percent of its energy in […]