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Problem: Explain the importance of continuing medical research and finding new medical technologies.
Question: Explain how smart drugs work to make people more intelligent.
Which type of pathogen group (bacteria, fungi, protozoan, helminth, virus) will pose the biggest threat to human health in the next 5-10 years? Why?
How many cells are in that colony if the replication rate is every 30 minutes? Use an Excel spreadsheet to display a graph showing the growth curve
Problem: When you compare the results, his gene order is different from yours. What does this mean?
What organisms and materials are required for a blood agar test? What are the procedures for a blood agar test?
Question: Describe the difference in the mode of action of the chemicals used for handwashing vs. using hand sanitizer.
Discuss what you would expect to observe on the Petri dishes (#1-4) after 48hrs of incubation? Which habitat sampled would you expect to contain more bacteria a
Question: Describe the key experiments of scientist who disproved spontaneous generation
Problem: What are the 6 general bacterial targets for antibiotics? Why are we able to target these with selective toxicity?
Problem: Compare and contrast sterilization, aseptic technique, and commercial sterilization.
What is the concentration of RBCs in Patient X (in RBCs/L)? Please give your answers to 2 decimal places using the exponential format
What is a correct terminology for a typical human microbe that lives on the skin for oxygen requirement, pH, temperature, and salt tolerance?
Problem: What is chlamydia caused by? Problem: What is chlamydia caused by?
Problem: What is the function of the mineral oils in a API-20E test strip?
Problem: Describe the basic steps of biofilm formation and discuss the roles of biofilms in human disease.
Describe how Griffith was able to determine that bacteria were able to absorb DNA from the environment.
Compare and contrast the chromosomes of bacteria and eukaryotes in your own words.
List three characteristics that define life. What is the main argument Lee Cronin is making in this Talk? What is his evidence?
Problem: Provide conclusion about coagulase testing
What is phototrophy? What is bacteriorhodopsin? How does a certain species of archaea use this to obtain energy via phototrophy?
Assignment task: Article: Salmonella persisters undermine host immune defenses during antibiotic treatment.
A 15-year-old male with: 1) a past medical history significant for congenital heart defect, 2) multiple valve replacements, 3) chronic kidney disease,
How does the infectious agent move among people and how sick do people get once they are infected? In your post, discuss:
What is CRISPR-Cas9? How can this technology be used? What are the concerns over safety as the tech develops?