Download General Biology, additional presentations:

General Biology, additional presentations:
[21]:
 (10/28/14) The Origin of Life (5’)
 (11/05/14) The Cell Nucleus: RNA and Protein Synthesis (15’)
 (11/06/14) The Nuclear Genome and Its Evolution (5’)
 (11/13/14) Chromosoaml and Genetic Factors of Birth Defects and
Spontaneous Abortions: Chromosomal Numerical Disorders (Down
syndrome, Edwards syndrome, Patau syndrome) (10’)
 (11/18/14) Neural Chest Cells and Hirschsprung Disease (Congenital
megacolon) (5’)
 (11/25/14) Birth Defects: Hydrocephalus and Microcephaly (5’)
 (12/18/14) Congenital Deafness (5’)
 (01/20/15) Vaccines Against Parasites??? (10’)
[22]:
 (10/29/14) The Cell Nucleus: Chromatin and Its Packing, Global Structure
of the Eukaryotic Chromosome (5’)
 (11/04/14) How Cell May Be Studied? (microscopical analysis, culture
techniques, tracing molecules inside cells) (10’)
 (11/05/14) The Cell Nucleus: DNA Replication
 (11/12/14) Chromosomal and Genetic Factors of Birth Defects and
Spontaneous Abortions: Point Mutations (achondroplasia, Marfan
syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, Duchenne muscular dystrophy) (10’)
 (11/18/14) Chromosoaml and Genetic Factors of Birth Defects and
Spontaneous Abortions: Trinucleotide Repeat Disorders (Huntington
disease, fragile X syndrome, myotonic dystrophy) (10’)
 (12/18/14) Congenital Eye Abnormalities (coloboma, congenital cataracts,
microphthalmia, anophthalmia, congenital aphakia and aniridia, cyclopia)
(10’)
 (01/15/15) Geographic Distribution of Human Parasites (Review) (10’)
 (01/20/15) Methods of Control and Protection of Diseases Caused by
Parasites (10’)
[23]:
 (10/29/14) The Cell Nucleus: Nucleous – A Ribosome Producing Machine
(5’)
 (10/30/14) Evolution of the Cell: From Single Cell to Multicellular
Organisms (10’)
 (11/06/14) The Cell Nucleus: Control of Gene Expression (chromatin
structure and the control of gene expression, nuclear genetic mechanisms
that create specialized cell types, posttranscriptional controls) (15’)
 (11/12/14) Chromosoaml and Genetic Factors of Birth Defects and
Spontaneous Abortions: Chromosomal Structure Abnormalities (PraderWilli syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, cri du
chat syndrome (5’)
 (11/18/14) Neural Crest Cells and Craniofacial Defects (Treacher Collins
syndrome = mandibulofacial dystosis, DiGeorge anomaly, Goldenhar
syndrome) (10’)
 (11/19/14) Development of Lungs and Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(RDS) (5’)
 (11/26/14) Molecular Background of Skeletal Defects – Genes Associated
with Skeletal Defects (10’)
 (01/20/15) The Placental Barrier and Parasites: Congenital Toxoplasmosis
(5’)
[24]:
 (10/29/14) Stem Cells as Tools for Repair of the Human Body – Future of
Stem Cells in Medicine (5’)
 (10/30/14) Collagens and Collagen-related Diseases (Ehlers-Danlos
syndrome, Alport syndrome) (5’)
 (11/04/14) The Process of Myelination and Leukodystrophies (10’)
 (11/06/14) The Extracellular Matix of Animals and Regulation of Cell
Migration During Tissue Morphogenesis and Repair (5’)
 (11/20/14) Biology of Aging (what is aging? aging versus senescing; why
do we age? how do we age? alterations in proteins and lipids, alterations
in DNA: nuclear DNA – epigenetic events, mutational events, telomeric
DNA, mitochondrial DNA – oxygen free radicals, germline mutations;
progeroid syndromes of humans, death – morbidity and mortality due to
genetic disease) (15’)
 (11/25/14) Fetal Biology - Summary (growth and form of the fetus; fetal
physiology: circulation, fetal lungs and respiratory system, fetal
movements and sensations, fetal digestive tract, fetal kidney function,
endocrine function in the fetus) (15’)
 (01/13/15) Biochemical and Pharmacological Characteristics of Mushroom
Toxins – Summary (gastrointestinal irritans, muscarine, isoxazole
derivatives, amanitin, gyromitrin, orellanine, psilocibin, psilocin, and
other indole derivatives, miscellaneous and unknown mushroom toxins)
(10’)
 (01/14/15) Biochemical and Pharmacological Characteristics of Plant
Toxins – Summary (glycosides – carcinogenic glycosides,
carboxyatractylosides, cardiac glycosides, cumarins, glucosinolates,
isoflavones, ranoculins, saponins, vicine/covicine, alkaloids – indole
alkaloids, piperidine, polycyclic diterpenes, pyridine, pyrrolizidine,
steroids, mycotoxins – aflatoxins) (10’).