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Dark Hair Dominance

Dark Hair Dominance. By: Shane Marcus, Brielle Pontelandolfo , Julia Werth. Rotation 1: Allergy. Within this rotation we have completed many different tasks, including: Studying the background of allergies Make a movie maker informing the public about the harmfulness of the allergy MSG.

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Dark Hair Dominance

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  1. Dark Hair Dominance By: Shane Marcus, Brielle Pontelandolfo, Julia Werth

  2. Rotation 1: Allergy • Within this rotation we have completed many different tasks, including: • Studying the background of allergies • Make a movie maker informing the public about the harmfulness of the allergy MSG

  3. MSG- Food Allergy • MSG stands for Monosodium glutamate • MSG is a food additive used as a flavor enhancer that few people react to adversely eating it • As an allergic reaction to MSG, it causes sever headaches, dizziness, throat tightness, jaw tightness, and upper back tightness

  4. Interesting Facts About MSG • Mostly found in Chinese Food • Is commonly known as “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome”

  5. MSG- Is it treatable? • Yes, MSG is treated by all of the following: • Anaphlaxis Treatment • Epinephrine • Establishment of Airway • I.V. treatment • CPR • Steroids • Volume Expanders

  6. Rotation 2: Veterinarian rotation

  7. Working with Dr. Shakwat • We were given a mystery organism along with 5 other relatives to the species: Muskrat Wild Boar Three Toed SlothKoala Bear Beaver

  8. Working with Dr. Shakwat • Tasks to complete: • We first practiced using Cladograms • Analyze Amino Acid data from hemoglobin and Cytochrome C (taken from mystery organism and related species) • Analyze DNA Electrophoresis data • Create a scratch cladogram with mystery organism

  9. Evidence for Conclusion: • Examining Amino Acid sequences in Hemoglobin helped us see the amount of differences in the blood between the organisms to see any relationships • Cytochrome C Analysis • Electrophoresis Chart: Examining patterns of DNA strands left behind, to see the similarities and differences between the mystery organism and related species.

  10. Electrophoresis Chart • An electric current is applied to a gel block that contains the samples of DNA • The electric current causes the negatively charged DNA molecules to move through the gel towards the positively charged end

  11. Coming to a Conclusion • In the hemoglobin and Cytochrome C tests, the three toed sloth was most closely related to the koala bear, leaving it third on our Cladogram • Followed by the muskrat and wild boar who were tied in relationship in the hemoglobin, Cytochrome C, and electrophoresis tests

  12. Final Analysis • Based on our data we concluded that the Koala Bear is most closely related to our mystery organism • The Beaver has the most amount of differences with the mystery organism between all three tests

  13. Cladogram Mystery Organism Koala Bear Three Toed Sloth Muskrat Wild Boar Time Beaver

  14. Rotation 3: Pediatric Oncology

  15. Tasks: • Research all articles on pesticides • Each group member writes their own letter to Mr. Fisher – the Secretary of Agriculture

  16. Our main goal was to prove to Mr. Fisher that children born in areas where pesticides are applied are the cause of cancer. • For Example: • The Pinelands in New Jersey is a main site of Cranberry and Blueberry growth, and cultivators apply pesticides to them to keep pests away.

  17. Evidence: • Most of our background information came out of the articles. • For example: • 26 out of 51 pesticides were known to cause cancer. Also known as carcinogenicity. • Many pesticides brought into homes from families who worked as farmers.

  18. Conclusion: • Our end result was to make Mr. Fisher more interested in the matter so we could prevent future cancer in children.

  19. Through the 3 of our rotations: • We learned what MSG is, and how to treat it • We learned how to conduct different tests/experiments to find a mystery animal based on its DNA and blood samples • We learned that different pesticides can cause early childhood cancer and how to prevent it

  20. Final Conclusion Finally, we learned how to use data and our previous knowledge to come to a conclusion of every day problems we face in life.

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