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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner expiereimented with the pus of cowpox sores to make a vaccination for smallpox because he noticed the people that workedwith cows weren't getting smallpox. He injected a child with the cowpox. The child recovered from the cowpox. Afterwards he injected the child with smallpox and the kid didn't get it because of the built up immunity from the cowpox.
Monday, November 28, 2011
1.3 Blog
In the first section we learned about sound waves and drew one. in the second section section we did the Rinne test and we used the tuning fork and in the last section we did the debate on the cochlear implants. I was on the against side but really i think it comes down to the persons personal preference.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
1.2 Blog
First we learned about the parts and structure of the cell. We also learned about gram positive and gram negative bacteria. This is is determined when they use purple dyes and iodine. Gram postive can retain the dye. We also learned about the 4 different types of antibiotics which are penicillins,tetracyclines,fluoroquinolones, sulfa antibiotics and we learned how they affect the cell. Then we learned about antibiotic resistance which is when you take antibiotics for to long and the it no longer works on the bacteria.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Mechanisims of Antibiotic resistance
A mutation is a change in the DNA that can sometimes casue a change in the gene product, which is the target of the antimicrobial. If a bacterial cell had a mutation it would change the structure of the bacterias DNA causing the structure to possibly have a resistance to a certain antibiotic according to the structure. Genes are units of heredity.Antibiotic genes might get trasferred between bacteria through injection, reproduction and by eating another bacteria that has the antibiotic resistant gene therefore the trait would be passed. An antibiotic is designed to stop or slow down the growth of bacteria. In Antibiotic resistance a bacteria builds up an immunity and is able to withstand the antibiotic. Another way an antibiotic resistant gene is passed is through conjugation which is mediated by a particular kind of circular DNA called a plasmid which replicates independently of the chromosome. Molecular biology depends on plasmids for cloning and some of the plasmids carry the drug resistant gene. Transformation is the process where genes are transferred from one bacterium to another as "naked DNA"(not surrounded by a cell). Transduction is a bacterial DNA is transferred from one bacterium to another inside a virus that infects bacteria.
Monday, September 26, 2011
I hate public speaking video
I think the point of the video was to let us know that it is scary sometimes to get up in front of a group of people and do a speech because you get up there and your mind goes blank and you forget your speech or your afraid something is wrong with the way you look. I think the message it was trying to get across is don't worry what people think about you if your confident in your speech then you'll do fine. To be confident though you have to know your speech which is where practicing comes in. Something we can learn from it I think is to realize that we aren't the only ones that are nervous when we get up there and to just relax and give it our best shot and who cares if you mess up don't show it and nobody will know.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
M.I 1.1final report
The first week of school we learned about different medical interventions. Then we started talking about the Smith family. Sue Smith started college at the beginning of the lesson and she started feeling sick along with some other students. She went to the campus infirmary and they ran an ELISA test and turns out she got menigitidis from another college she went to and gave it to Jill and Jill gave it to Maria and Maria gave it to Marco. Everybody else that was feeling ill had a different disease. Anthony and Arnie had the flu Maggie had strep-throat Wanda had Herpes and Alvin might have Herpes.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
My dogs
http://www.big-dog-clothing.com/german-shepherds/german-shepherd-puppy-training-tips/I'm a major dog person. I always have been ever since I was little. I have three of my own. I have Twister who is a black lab. I adopted him from the animal shelter shortly after he got brought in because I instantly fell in love with him. Then there is Herashio who is a boxer mix. Instead of me finding him he found me. One day I came home and he was laying in the carport. He was extremely skinny. At first my dad wasn't going to let me keep him but finally I talked him into it. And my third one is Blaze. He is a fullblooded German Shepherd. German Shepherds have always been my favorite breed of dogs. I had one when I was little but my neighbors ended up posioning her one night. I got Blaze last Christmas because I got puppy fever and convinced myself I had to have another puppy. My dads instant answer was no but I didn't shut up and I got my beautiful puppy on Christmas. My boyfriend laughs at me for the way I talk to my dogs he says I talk sweeter and nicer to them than I do to him. I can't help it though my dogs mean everything to me.
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