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=Boricua Science Class Student Work Space=

Student Name:
[Torcia Darden} -- Prof. Lewis received this work 4/27/09

Body Burden
In the space between the lines, you will present your research in the form of a pamphlet that anyone could read to learn more about toxic products in the home and office. If you create a Word document, let me know, and we can upload it to this page.

[Type your research in here]

End of Term Reflection
Here are some of the activities we did in class this term: Harper's Magazine ("Boots on the Ice"), Hurricane Evacuation Plan, Designer Babies (GATACA), Genetic Diseases, Evolution Movies/Research, NYT Science Reviews, Punnett Squares, Chemical Bond Diagrams, The Periodic Table, The Birth and Death of Stars

I enjoyed learning about genetics and the possibilties that we face dealing with them. Evolution also grabbed my interest and made my mind wonder and got me thinking. Compounds was the most difficult to me I still fully dont understand everything. Computer Class = Computer class was good to me because it made things more visiable to me. Activities = More group activites will be better in my opinion. When we were working as a group I felt like I under stood teh work much better than the teacher explaining it. Evaluations = The teacher should evaluate your work more because I was very stressed from some of the work. I enjoyed the class because I was able to learn alot of new things. I learned so many things that I didnt know in the past. This science class was very helpful to me.
 * What 2-3 activities did you enjoy/learn the most?
 * What 2-3 activities topic did you find the most difficult to understand?
 * Describe how could we improve this course in the future
 * Explain why you enjoyed, or why you struggled through, this class, offering whatever insights you may feel are valuable:

Name of Disease
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Symptoms

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Genes

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Cytogenetic Location
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Base Pair Sites
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Community
Brooklyn

Evacuation Center

 * 1) Location – 1700 Fulton St
 * 2) Implemented Plan – Everyone will meet up and try and make it to the safety location.

Your Evacuation Plan
===All of my family members will meet at 220 Throop Ave. then we will all make our way to Boys and Girls High School. Depending on the circumstances we will either drive, or walk to the safety center. W will always have a bag packed with flash light radio batteries water dried foods.===

#1
This article talks all about how in a couple of years some woman will be able to stop taking pap smears after the age of 30. Instead they will be able to take DNA test every 5 to 15 years. This is believe to be much better. Money plays a major role in how woman take care of their bodies. If you do not have insurance or money woman will not go in for a regular smear. They rather sit at home and wait for something to go wrong. By this time it’s usually to late as said in the New York Science Times article. Pap smears are done differently in so many countries. In this article they explain that some woman in other countries get “visualization” where a health worker looks at the cervix with a flash light and swabs it with vinegar and where it turns white are frozen off immediately because i t may be precancerous lesions. 2.Book Citation – The book tells us how DNA works. It then goes into detail to say what we should look for when observing DNA. DNA can identify so may things. As time goes on there will be many different uses for DNA. For a long time DNA has played a major role on helping solve problems and give answers to unanswered questions. So now after reading this article I can believe that DNA will help woman in the future in this unexpected way. 3.Personal Interest –This plays a major role in my life becasue i am a woman. Not many woman pay it any attention until something goes wrong in their bodies. i make sure that I go to the gyn every six monthd as you are suppose to. Taking a pap smear may just save your life. It's important to pay attention because sometime you may have a disease that is genetic but you arent awear of it. so to take the correct steps it will be a very powerful thing to stay up on top of all of your health issues. You only get to live one time so make this life a good and healthy life, I would be willing to go for the DNA test instead of the Pap smear just because I feel there will be a very good chance that them may find out something else that is wrong with me instead of how a pap smear does.
 * 1) Summary – April 7, 2009 "DNA Test Outperforms Pap Smear"

#2

 * 1) Summary – April 7, 2009 "From developing Limbs, Insights That May Explain Much Else". When you first conceive your embro looks like a crumple tube. as time goes on it begins to grow. It will begin to develop on the 27th day four buds budge from its sides. Over time tehse will develop into hands fingers and toes. They are doing research on other animals not only humans. They want to know if they keep the same research going on human embryo will they have the same effects as a animal embryo. As a limb bud grows the ridge moves away from the cell at it base and it will receive fewer growth factors. they form clumps that over time will turn into limb bones.
 * 2) Book Citation – The text books shows all different stages of the human embryo. i think that this is great that the text book supplies
 * 3) Personal Interest – It is reallygood that you are able to find
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 * 1) Summary – [Type here]
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