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Q: Describe methods to control and destroy prions.

A: Prions are infectious protein particles that cause fatal neurodegenerative illnesses, such ad…

Q: Identify the molecule that best matches each description. Each answer may be used once, more than…

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Q: Explain the difference between in vivo and ex vivogene therapy.

A: It involves the supplementation of a defective gene with a functional allele. It is achieved by gene…

Q: If protein aggregates can spread from cell to cell, would the useof stem cell transplants be an…

A: Protein aggregates are the major players for Alzheimer's disease and prion linked diseases in…

Q: How might genomic information be helpful for the effective use of imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) in…

A: Imatinib mesylate is a drug used for the treatment of myeloid leukemia that is caused due to…

Q: Following on from the last question, what assays could you do to find out if your mitochondria are…

A: Succinate dehydrogenase is an essential enzyme that connects oxidative phosphorylation and the…

Q: Differentiate between genralized and specialized transduction?

A: Transduction is the process where bacterial DNA is transferred by bacteriophages (viruses) into the…

Q: Does use of nucleic acid probes depend on gene expression?

A: Introduction: Nucleic acid hybridization or nucleic acid probe are used to determine specific gene…

Q: How is bacterial transformation useful to us?

A: Bacterial transformation is the process of horizontal gene transfer where in the bacteria take up…

Q: How might antisense RNAs be used as antibiotics?

A: Antisense ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a single stranded RNA sequence, which is complementary to the…

Q: Discuss what is required for bacterial transformation and its outcomes.

A: Bacterial transformation is a process of horizontal gene transfer by which some bacteria take up…

Q: The drug vincristine, which prevents polymerization of tubulin, is used as a chemotherapeutic agent…

A: Mechanism of actions of drug vincristine in cancer treatment.

Q: Explain why drugs that effect bacterial ribosomes can be safely used in treating people.

A: Ribosomal subunits are the site of protein synthesis in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Some…

Q: The DNA nucleotide sequence that's complementary will base pair to a strand of DNA with the…

A: There are many macromolecules present within an organism. Nucleic acid is one of the major…

Q: what is Gleevec ? What does it Target in cancer cells ?

A: Gleevec also known as Imatinib is a drug that are useful to treat different types of cancer such as…

Q: What are some of the drugs used to study microtubules?

A: Microtubules are the cytoskeletal structures that are involved in a variety of cellular functions…

Q: Why do bacteria that are not genetically resistant to antibiotics die out when exposed to…

A: Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that have an undefined nucleus and nuclear membrane. Most of the…

Q: Briefly, why is drug resistant cancer not as big a problem as drug-resistant bacteria?

A: Chemotherapy uses Multi-drug resistance (MDR) to kill the cancer cells and it is considered one of…

Q: Describe how a superantigen such as toxic shock syndrome toxin can become lethal.

A: Toxic shock syndrome results due to the bacterial infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus. It is…

Q: Describe the modifications that result in resistance to heat, chemicals and radiation in bacteria

A: Ans- Bacteria are diverse organisms found everywhere on the earth in extreme conditions. One such…

Q: Which of the following is not associated with gene therapy SCID patients A) utilizes an enzyme to…

A: Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID): it is an inherited primary immunodeficiency disease (PIDD)…

Q: What part of a eukaryotic cell could be affected by antibiotics that target ribosomes and why?

A: Majority of antibiotics that block bacterial protein synthesis interfere with the processes and…

Q: Discuss what is required for bacterial transformation and its outcomes.

A: Bacterial Transformation is used to make multiple copies of DNA, called DNA cloning by taking up…

Q: How do knockout and knock-in animals provide better predictions of how a drug will work in humans?

A: In order to discover a drug and test its efficiency, laboratory tests are conducted in animals such…

Q: How can cell fractionation be used to determine cancer cells response to LPS and nanomaterials?

A: Cancer(CA) can be treated by surgically removing the tumor, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy,…

Q: How do viruses contribute to cancer?

A: It is one of the most dreaded diseases of human beings. It is a major cause of death all over the…

Q: What is the connection between viruses and cancer?

A: Introduction:   Cancer is featured by a loss of control of growth and development, resulting in mass…

Q: Describe how antibiotic resistance develops in bacteria.

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Q: Will the lysozyme used to lyse cells cut B-galactosidase?

A: Enzymes function by attaching to particular molecules—referred to as substrates—and enabling the…

Q: Which of the candidate genes would be good targets to develop potential therapeutics using SİRNA…

A: According to the question, we have to mention which of the candidate genes would be good targets to…

Q: pluripotent stem cells have allowed scientists to model various diseases and screen drugs in these…

A: The stem cells are the specific cells that can produce a complete plant or animal by the process of…

Q: How are competent cells prepared in transformation?

A: Competent cells are the one those have cell membrane which are more permeable than normal cells so…

Q: Repressors bind toa) Promoterb) Enhancerc) Operatord) Hormone response element

A: A repressor is a protein that can bind to DNA or RNA and inhibits gene expression. The DNA-binding…

Q: How does ampicillin kill nonresistant cells?

A: Ampicillin is an antibiotic derived from penicillin and is very effective in killing gram-positive…

Q: Explain one other way beyond conjugation, transformation, and transduction to introduce new genes…

A: Some other types of introducing new genes into cells are electroporation, liposome mediated gene…