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PCR based diagnosis of malaria

18 September 2016 zubi shahwani Leave a comment

Malaria was once known as a deadliest disease throughout the world.in ancient times when there were no facility for disease diagnosis people named it as an air borne diseases that arise from foul smelling marshes, as malaria is an italic word that means bad air. Still it is a major cause of morbidity throughout the world. Thanks to modern diagnosis facilities we know now that the culprit is a tiny animal that cannot be seen with naked eye. Yes it is microscopic protozoan Plasmodium that is carried to human by a vector mosquito who feeds upon blood of human. 5 species of plasmodium are involved in causing malaria in human named as Plasmodium.falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale , P. malariae and P. knowlesi which basically infect primates but can infect human.

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Pathways of aging

18 September 2016 Alain Menzel Leave a comment

Did you observe this phenomenon? Yes small dogs live longer than big ones. Do you have any explanation for this?

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Milestones in genetics – a historical approach

14 September 2016 Alain Menzel Leave a comment

All scienticfic discoveries due to new techniques are linked to the cultural and political background of the time period. In this presentation i try to show you the link beetwen the genetic state of the the art at dieffrent periods. A historical or social event should remind how old or new are the scientific thoughts.

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Telomeres and telomerase

12 September 2016 Alain Menzel Leave a comment

We read alot about telomere tests that are offered by different companies in order to determine the biological age of a person as well the predisposition to age related disease. What are these test worth? To understand this i will explain the biology of telomeres in a series of short articles

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DNA mutations

11 September 2016 Alain Menzel Leave a comment

The following presentation explains the differnet forms of mutations occuring in the DNA. The understanding of these mechanisms is essential in genetics (click in the image below and you will advance slide by slide)

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