IB Biology @ GMA

A page dedicated for the curious and inquisitive to bring the latest science news!
Run by the Biology students of IB1 @ GMA

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

Blood shortages are a common problem most organizations such as Red Cross seem to have due to lack of volunteers. If this new technique is successful it may save several lives caused by lack of blood transfusions. @sunineog @BiologyAtGMA
Some facts:
https://t.co/YR2TDfpyRo

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

If anyone needs to convince their parents to let them have a dog they can just show them this article. #mansbestfriend @sunineog @BiologyAtGMA

[IB Biology @ GMA @BiologyAtGMA]

Can this be the breakthrough we needed for defense against cancer? A very interesting read! https://t.co/LWPCDRYt5J

[Science News @ScienceNews]

Thanks, CRISPR. https://t.co/87zrQELF93

[sunipa @sunineog]

"International mindedness" - via @InThinker #biology
https://t.co/TcIirIvITM

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

Who says sky's the limit when it comes to cancer research? @BiologyAtGMA @sunineog https://t.co/MuVT7WjlST

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

Smallpox has been eradicated since 1949 (last reported case) but sometimes the importance of finding a cure for diseases aren't only when there are a lot of people suffering from it and is for other reasons such as this article suggests. @sunineog @BiologyAtGMA https://t.co/MCiPvgAnSW

[IB Biology @ GMA @BiologyAtGMA]

One of the many challenges faced by scientists today: What should be prioritized; ethics or innovation? https://t.co/3Ay1qDlEF3

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

Will the ethical considerations of this potential discovery limit its progression? @sunineog @BiologyAtGMA https://t.co/GJiBkSGqGa

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

Time to write a new biology textbook? @BiologyAtGMA @sunineog https://t.co/LULHWd3WpF

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults? #FlipClass #diabetesfacts @sunineog @BiologyAtGMA

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

Very interesting read as researchers used to believe that schizophrenia was caused by the accumulation of several genetic and environmental factors, here they prove that it is in fact one main factor that leads to this chronic brain disorder. @sunineog @BiologyAtGMA https://t.co/pv5qpSMOmy

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

Is it due to genetics? Environmental factors? Or maybe...a hormone.
Not only did they find a cause maybe even a possible cure! @sunineog @BiologyAtGMA https://t.co/kE34StVl35

[Afreen @afreen_rahiman]

It comes down to the question of is the privacy of individuals placed on a higher pedestal than civil justice? Would be interesting to debate on @JahnaviKalvala
@sunineog @BiologyAtGMA https://t.co/lqoW3MQjTZ

[Johns Hopkins Medicine @HopkinsMedicine]

See how a gene mutation (appropriately) called the Wide Awake gene may be the culprit in people with #insomnia. #sleep https://t.co/70OGnBCmeD

[Global Genes @GlobalGenes]

A failed cancer drug shows potential to extend the life of people with #progeria, reinforcing the viability of repurposing as a strategy to find new treatments for #rarediseases https://t.co/uKR8IwjZSx

[sunipa @sunineog]

They love to be taught by new teacher @alaqsa84 #schoolclinic @BiologyAtGMA @GMA_IBDP @KNargish

[IB Biology @ GMA @BiologyAtGMA]

Fun Fact; Friedrich Miescher discovered DNA in 1869, although scientists did not understand DNA was the genetic material in cells until 1943. Prior to that time, it was widely believed that proteins stored genetic information. #DNADay18

[IB Biology @ GMA @BiologyAtGMA]

Fun Fact; Scientists at Cambridge University believe humans have common DNA with the mud worm and that it is the closest invertebrate genetic relative to us. In other words, you have more in common with a mud worm than you do with a spider or octopus. #DNAday2018

[IB Biology @ GMA @BiologyAtGMA]

Fun Fact; It would take roughly 6.8 million years to break every single bond of DNA molecules in a human body! #DNAday2018

[IB Biology @ GMA @BiologyAtGMA]

Fun Fact; Contrary to popular belief, your genes only make up 3% of your DNA, the rest is just "junk DNA". #DNAday2018

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

#OTD 65 years ago James Watson and Francis Crick published their seminal paper, describing the structure of DNA. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine nine years later, in 1962