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probabilities virus testing

Probabilistic Factors Involved in Disease and Virus Testing

February 6, 2022
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Introduction This Insight looks at the various probabilistic factors and related terminology involved in disease and virus testing.As we all know,…
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Safety Factors: Why Forums Avoid Design Advice Online

June 26, 2021
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Forum Guidelines There are often questions on Physics Forums related to building machines or structures that are left unanswered because of this guideline…
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DNA Mapping & Nanopore Sequencing: Nanochannel Insights

July 18, 2016
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Introduction A single DNA molecule snaking its way through an array of cavities. This movie is from one of my later Ph.D. experiments. …
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How PET Scans Work: Positrons in Medical Imaging Explained

March 6, 2016
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Practical applications of fundamental theoretical physics Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Less often, people ask about potential applications of anti-matter.…
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Mitochondria

When did Mitochondria Evolve?

February 8, 2016
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Eukaryote evolution and cellular complexity Historically, life is categorized into three broad domains: bacteria, archaea, and eukaryota.  Whereas bacteria…
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What Causes Cancer: Bad Luck or Bad Lifestyles?

December 17, 2015
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What causes cancer? For the most part, cancer is a disease that arises from mutations in the body that accumulate over time.  These mutations knock…
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Alzheimers

Can Gene Editing Eliminate Alzheimer’s Disease?

May 18, 2015
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The development of the CRISPR/Cas9 system has made gene editing a relatively simple task.  While CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies stand to revolutionize…
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How to Become a Medical Physicist in 3653 Easy Steps

May 12, 2015
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For many physics students, Medical Physics is that branch of the discipline that seems to hover in the no-man's land between academia and "industry." It's…
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Why CRISPR Technologies Won’t Lead to Designer Babies

April 28, 2015
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The prospect of designer babies has been a staple of the dystopian futures imagined by science-fiction writers, evoking fears of eugenics (e.g. Brave…
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Bioethics & Genetic Engineering: Ethics and Policy

October 2, 2014
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Bioethics Key PointsWorrying about the future now means recognizing advances in technology, such as genetic engineering, that have already arisen. …
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