Helix – Episode 9 – Autism
This episode covers the symptoms and theorized causes of the Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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This episode outlines details about Wilson disease, a rare disorder involving the amounts of copper in the body, and the negative effects on vision and different organs.
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Helix – Episode 7 – Hemophilia
Helix – Episode 6 – Sickle Cell Disease
In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin outlines the symptoms and causes of sickle cell disease (also referred to as sickle cell anemia), a hemoglobin-affecting disorder.
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In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin covers the very common and well-known chromosomal condition, Down syndrome.
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In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin outlines the symptoms and complications associated with Klinefelter syndrome, which is related to Turner syndrome.
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Introduction to systematics & DIY plant preservation techniques. In this first webisode of Do Touch, Daniel Domínguez invites young scientist and collectors to Label, love, & learn about the world. The aim of this seri....
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In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin covers the chromosomal condition Turner syndrome. Patricia gives a quick lesson on the symptoms and treatments associated with this congenital disorder.
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In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin outlines the symptoms and complications associated with the terminal illness Tay-Sachs disease.
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Helix is an educational series covering genetic disorders, brought to you by Patricia Martin and powered by GEOSET Studios. In this first episode, Patricia primes young learners on modern genetic theory before diving into the exciting field of geneti....
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CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) interference is a newly discovered immune system acquired by bacteria and archaea. This system has attracted great attention in research and industry because of its potential applicat....
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Richard Rogers, undergraduate at Florida State University, explains some of the exciting and novel research he has taken part in.
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Jennifer talks about recent research detailing the effects of inbreeding on an isolated animal population and shows how this affects our ideas about breeding domestic animals.
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This presentation portrays a general overview of the theory of abiogenesis and its conceptual history. From the theory of spontaneous generation to biogenesis to the modern-day abiogenesis, the changing perception of the origin of life is discussed.....
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Study on Cape Gannets, a new prey for quickly adapting Great White Pelicans on Malgas Island, South Africa. First observed in 2008. Result of indirect human involvement; Cape Gannets should be reconsidered for conservation management.
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In my geoset project I will be discussing the effects of nutrition in long distance endurance. Topics include saturating carbohydrate stores before a race, the Krebs (citric acid) cycle, the effects of dehydration and hyponatremia, and replenishing y....
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Genetic Programming is an artifical intelligence technique based off of natural selection. A generation of programs is generated, then tested using a fitness function. After that successful programs are altered and replicated successively until a d....
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This presentation deals with common additives in cigarettes, including nicotine, and how these affect your body.
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This is a brief presentation discussing the emerging field of pharmaco-genomics. It explains how understanding the human genome can lead to better drug therapy in the future including tailor-made drugs for individuals.
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A brief look into the physical, biological, chemical and behavioral attributes that humanity shares with other members of the animal kingdom focusing on studies done on Jamaican dancers, Belding's ground squirrels, human MHC and others.
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Mariah Michael discusses the burgeoning field of tissue engineering and the research being done at Wake Forest University under Dr. Anthony Atala. Each year, thousands of patients die while waiting for an organ transplant. With this technology, patie....
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