How do drug resistance mechanisms in parasites affect treatment options?
How do drug resistance mechanisms in parasites affect treatment options?
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How do parasites evade the host’s immune system?
How do parasites evade the host’s immune system?
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What mechanisms do hosts use to recognize and respond to parasitic infections?
What mechanisms do hosts use to recognize and respond to parasitic infections?
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What are the effects of parasitic infections on host metabolism?
What are the effects of parasitic infections on host metabolism?
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How do parasites physiologically depend on their hosts?
How do parasites physiologically depend on their hosts?
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What are three features that characterize the structure of cerebral cortex?
What are three features that characterize the structure of cerebral cortex?
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Where is CSF produced? What path does it take before it is absorbed into the bloodstream? Name the parts of the CNS it will pass through in its voyage from brain to blood.
Where is CSF produced? What path does it take before it is absorbed into the bloodstream? Name the parts of the CNS it will pass through in its voyage from brain to blood.
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Name the three main parts of the hindbrain. Which of these is also part of the brain stem?
Name the three main parts of the hindbrain. Which of these is also part of the brain stem?
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What is the fate of tissue derived from the embryonic neural tube? Neural crest?
What is the fate of tissue derived from the embryonic neural tube? Neural crest?
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Imagine that you are a neurosurgeon, about to remove a tumor lodged deep inside the brain. The top of the skull has been removed. What now lies between you and the brain? Which layer(s) must be cut before you reach the CSF?
Imagine that you are a neurosurgeon, about to remove a tumor lodged deep inside the brain. The top of the skull has been removed. What now lies between you and the brain? Which layer(s) must be cut before you reach the CSF?
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of genetically modifying crops, including soya, maize and rice
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Outline the process of genetic modification using bacterial production of a human protein as an example, limited to: (a) isolation of the DNA making up a human gene using restriction enzymes, forming sticky ends (b) cutting of bacterial plasmid DNA with the same restriction enzymes, forming complementary sticky ends (c) insertion of human DNA into bacterial plasmid DNA using DNA ligase to form a recombinant plasmid (d) insertion of recombinant plasmids into bacteria (specific details are not required) (e) multiplication of bacteria containing recombinant plasmids (f) expression in bacteria of the human gene to make the human protein
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Outline examples of genetic modification: (a) the insertion of human genes into bacteria to produce human proteins (b) the insertion of genes into crop plants to confer resistance to herbicides (c) the insertion of genes into crop plants to confer resistance to insect pests (d) the insertion of genes into crop plants to improve nutritional qualities
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