BIOL367/F10:Class Journal Week 9 - Revision history

Claudia Campos: /* Claudia Campos */

Claudia Campos — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:01:03 GMT

Claudia Campos

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-	#There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti? This research involves knowing pathways and specific information about genes, so the genes of cholera can be studied to gain an understanding of it and hopefully develop treatments and vaccines. Problems could be encountered in that the gene ontologies change often as seen in this weeks assignment. Keeping up with the gene ontology would require constant research that could get expensive.	+	#There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti? This research involves knowing pathways and specific information about genes, so the genes of cholera can be studied to gain an understanding of it and hopefully develop treatments and vaccines. Problems could be encountered in that the gene ontologies change often as seen in this weeks assignment. Keeping up with the gene ontology would require constant research that could get expensive, which is something that Haiti can't afford and would require donations of time, money, research, and pharmaceuticals.
	#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? A good teammate is someone who's willing to help and learn. By that I mean that he or she will voice ideas and give insight to his or her expertise and at the same time be willing to hear other's input. A bad teammate would be someone who tries to take complete charge and leaves the other group members in the dark. A bad teammate could also be someone who completely is slacking and uninterested.		#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? A good teammate is someone who's willing to help and learn. By that I mean that he or she will voice ideas and give insight to his or her expertise and at the same time be willing to hear other's input. A bad teammate would be someone who tries to take complete charge and leaves the other group members in the dark. A bad teammate could also be someone who completely is slacking and uninterested.
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Claudia Campos: adding my journalansweres

Claudia Campos — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:58:46 GMT

adding my journalansweres

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	# Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project?-- I tend to look for a partner that is serious and enjoys what they are doing, and at the same time is easy to get along with. I think that flexibility and agreeability is key within successful teams. I believe that if everyone in the group isn't flexible and willing to consider the ideas of others, this can definitely break a team project.		# Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project?-- I tend to look for a partner that is serious and enjoys what they are doing, and at the same time is easy to get along with. I think that flexibility and agreeability is key within successful teams. I believe that if everyone in the group isn't flexible and willing to consider the ideas of others, this can definitely break a team project.
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		+	#There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti? This research involves knowing pathways and specific information about genes, so the genes of cholera can be studied to gain an understanding of it and hopefully develop treatments and vaccines. Problems could be encountered in that the gene ontologies change often as seen in this weeks assignment. Keeping up with the gene ontology would require constant research that could get expensive.
		+	#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? A good teammate is someone who's willing to help and learn. By that I mean that he or she will voice ideas and give insight to his or her expertise and at the same time be willing to hear other's input. A bad teammate would be someone who tries to take complete charge and leaves the other group members in the dark. A bad teammate could also be someone who completely is slacking and uninterested.
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Evan Montz: Reflection questions

Evan Montz — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:25:32 GMT

Reflection questions

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		+	# There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti? -- I believe that if the specific genes in the bacterium that are associated with the pathogenicity can be identified, then hopefully scientists will find a way to target these genes in order to create more effective treatment. It seems to me that a barrier to this might be the frequent changes associated with these genes in the databases. As we found in our work, the data from two years ago differed greatly from from the present set. Perhaps the data needs to become a bit more solidified before this could become a reality.
		+	# Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project?-- I tend to look for a partner that is serious and enjoys what they are doing, and at the same time is easy to get along with. I think that flexibility and agreeability is key within successful teams. I believe that if everyone in the group isn't flexible and willing to consider the ideas of others, this can definitely break a team project.
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Richard Brous — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:25:30 GMT

Salomon Garcia: formatting

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-	===[[User:Salomon Garcia Valencia\|Salomon Garcia]]===	+	====[[User:Salomon Garcia Valencia\|Salomon Garcia]]====
	#There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?---- '''Our research can help in the understanding of the ''Vibrio Cholerae''bacteria better. With this understanding scientists can find better ways in order to attack the bacteria. I think some of the barriers that exist are economical ones since Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, richer countries don't put much emphasis in finding ways since it not occurring closer to home.'''		#There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?---- '''Our research can help in the understanding of the ''Vibrio Cholerae''bacteria better. With this understanding scientists can find better ways in order to attack the bacteria. I think some of the barriers that exist are economical ones since Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, richer countries don't put much emphasis in finding ways since it not occurring closer to home.'''
	#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? ---- For teammates I look in a person that is accessible and that is willing to work hard and put time in the completion of the assignment. Some of the things that make a team project include working as a team together with enough time to produce what is expected of us.		#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? ---- For teammates I look in a person that is accessible and that is willing to work hard and put time in the completion of the assignment. Some of the things that make a team project include working as a team together with enough time to produce what is expected of us.

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Richard Brous — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:25:05 GMT

Jennifer Okonta: formatting

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	1. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?		1. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?
	By doing this research we are allowing more scientists to get information about the genes that are causing different diseases. With this information they will be able to create the different medicine that will be able to attack and kill these genes and help to keep the people healthy and alive. There may be several barriers for this research. One barriers could be accuracy because they have to make sure that the genomic analysis is always correct and right before making a diagnosis. Also money would be an issue because in these poor countries there may not be enough money to do these types of research for every individual so that would be a barrier also.		By doing this research we are allowing more scientists to get information about the genes that are causing different diseases. With this information they will be able to create the different medicine that will be able to attack and kill these genes and help to keep the people healthy and alive. There may be several barriers for this research. One barriers could be accuracy because they have to make sure that the genomic analysis is always correct and right before making a diagnosis. Also money would be an issue because in these poor countries there may not be enough money to do these types of research for every individual so that would be a barrier also.

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Richard Brous — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:24:44 GMT

Andrew Herman: formatting

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	#There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in public health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti? - Efficient and qualitative genomic analysis is the necessary first step to developing effective treatments to combat widespread disease such as V. cholera. Once we can understand on the genomic level why certain diseases become pathogenic and survive, we can then find cures through either genetic alteration of the strain, or creation of environments that resist pathogenic outbreak. These are just a few of the many possible ways in which genomic analysis can lead to future medical treatment on an international scale. Though there are several lifesaving possibilities to this technology, barriers to it widespread implementation do exist. As a wise men once said, money always talks, especially in the research world. But in research, the competition can become all the more hostile for funding, with only government willing to supply necessary resources for basic science, and big business only using it as a means for profit. Thus, one must be careful that this technology does not fall prey to industrialization, much like pharmaceutical's did. Otherwise the poor of the world will never be able to access the benefits of this technology, if and when it is implemented in a health care setting.		#There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in public health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti? - Efficient and qualitative genomic analysis is the necessary first step to developing effective treatments to combat widespread disease such as V. cholera. Once we can understand on the genomic level why certain diseases become pathogenic and survive, we can then find cures through either genetic alteration of the strain, or creation of environments that resist pathogenic outbreak. These are just a few of the many possible ways in which genomic analysis can lead to future medical treatment on an international scale. Though there are several lifesaving possibilities to this technology, barriers to it widespread implementation do exist. As a wise men once said, money always talks, especially in the research world. But in research, the competition can become all the more hostile for funding, with only government willing to supply necessary resources for basic science, and big business only using it as a means for profit. Thus, one must be careful that this technology does not fall prey to industrialization, much like pharmaceutical's did. Otherwise the poor of the world will never be able to access the benefits of this technology, if and when it is implemented in a health care setting.
	#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? - A good team member is diligent, a critical thinker, and devotes a quality effort to working with his/her team members. Whereas a poor team member is one who is not devoted to the project, lacking the least bit of interest in the end point of the project. He is also last minute in every phase, and does not communicate well with the rest of the group. The quality of the individual team members is critical to the overall quality of the resulting project, as each and every task makes up a crucial component to the body of work.		#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? - A good team member is diligent, a critical thinker, and devotes a quality effort to working with his/her team members. Whereas a poor team member is one who is not devoted to the project, lacking the least bit of interest in the end point of the project. He is also last minute in every phase, and does not communicate well with the rest of the group. The quality of the individual team members is critical to the overall quality of the resulting project, as each and every task makes up a crucial component to the body of work.

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Richard Brous — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:23:49 GMT

Richard Brous: formatting

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	* '''There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in public health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?''' I quote G.I. Joe when I say that "knowing is half the battle." Corny children's shows aside, there's some truth to that statement with regards to fighting disease; how does one develop cures and treatment for maladies when they don't already know all that they can about the pathogen? Research like ours on Vibrio Colerae can help dissect the infectious and harmful nature of many viruses by isolating the individual components that contribute to them. Genetic level analysis can betray the weaknesses in these tiny adversaries or yield information crucial to their prevention--especially with regards to mapping genes to their grander functions. As far as barriers to viable treatments for the Haitians, there are two big ones: 1) Cost: this is a very destitute area that is most likely incapable of fielding the funds necessary for more advanced medicine--any substantive cures developed would probably have to be distributed in a pro bono manner. 2) Future Prevention: without access to a stable water source, as the article mentions, the probability of re-occuring infection is high, thus making treatment a mere bandaid solution.		* '''There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in public health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?''' I quote G.I. Joe when I say that "knowing is half the battle." Corny children's shows aside, there's some truth to that statement with regards to fighting disease; how does one develop cures and treatment for maladies when they don't already know all that they can about the pathogen? Research like ours on Vibrio Colerae can help dissect the infectious and harmful nature of many viruses by isolating the individual components that contribute to them. Genetic level analysis can betray the weaknesses in these tiny adversaries or yield information crucial to their prevention--especially with regards to mapping genes to their grander functions. As far as barriers to viable treatments for the Haitians, there are two big ones: 1) Cost: this is a very destitute area that is most likely incapable of fielding the funds necessary for more advanced medicine--any substantive cures developed would probably have to be distributed in a pro bono manner. 2) Future Prevention: without access to a stable water source, as the article mentions, the probability of re-occuring infection is high, thus making treatment a mere bandaid solution.

Zeb Russo: /* Zeb Russo */

Zeb Russo — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:56:19 GMT

Zeb Russo

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-	# There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health.] How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?	+	# There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti? - In researching the differences in gene expression between non-pathogenic and pathogenic ''V. cholerae'' we can learn how to turn off the pathogenic parts and render the bacteria impotent. The biggest barrier in this research is figuring out what all the genes do in the organism themselves and how they respond to environmental pressure. The difference in errors between the 2009 data and the 2010 data was drastic on simply the number of genes found. Continuing this work is crucial.
-	# Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project?	+	# Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? - I would look for someone who does the work they say they will do, and does it by the due date. Someone who is a team player will help a lot. A team that doesn't work well together in terms of personality can break a project. So can an unbalanced team that is strong in some areas but weak in others, a well balanced team helps complete a project successfully.
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Zeb Russo: added my responses

Zeb Russo — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:46:32 GMT

added my responses

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	#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? ---- For teammates I look in a person that is accessible and that is willing to work hard and put time in the completion of the assignment. Some of the things that make a team project include working as a team together with enough time to produce what is expected of us.		#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? ---- For teammates I look in a person that is accessible and that is willing to work hard and put time in the completion of the assignment. Some of the things that make a team project include working as a team together with enough time to produce what is expected of us.
	[[User:Salomon Garcia Valencia\|Salomon Garcia Valencia]] 21:42, 31 October 2010 (EDT)		[[User:Salomon Garcia Valencia\|Salomon Garcia Valencia]] 21:42, 31 October 2010 (EDT)
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		+	# There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health.] How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?
		+	# Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project?
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Salomon Garcia Valencia: fixed title for my name

Salomon Garcia Valencia — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:42:42 GMT

fixed title for my name

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-	===[[User:Salomon Garcia Valencia\|Salomon Garcia]]	+	===[[User:Salomon Garcia Valencia\|Salomon Garcia]]===
	#There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?---- '''Our research can help in the understanding of the ''Vibrio Cholerae''bacteria better. With this understanding scientists can find better ways in order to attack the bacteria. I think some of the barriers that exist are economical ones since Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, richer countries don't put much emphasis in finding ways since it not occurring closer to home.'''		#There has been an outbreak of cholerae in Haiti in the last week amongst the people already affected by the earthquake. For example, see the story by Partners in Health. How, specifically, do you think that research like that we are doing this week can contribute to an improvement in publich health? What do you think the barriers are for this research to lead to viable treatments that can reach the people in Haiti?---- '''Our research can help in the understanding of the ''Vibrio Cholerae''bacteria better. With this understanding scientists can find better ways in order to attack the bacteria. I think some of the barriers that exist are economical ones since Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, richer countries don't put much emphasis in finding ways since it not occurring closer to home.'''
	#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? ---- For teammates I look in a person that is accessible and that is willing to work hard and put time in the completion of the assignment. Some of the things that make a team project include working as a team together with enough time to produce what is expected of us.		#Next week we will be selecting the teams for the class final projects. What qualities do you look for in a good teammate? What are some of the things that make or break a team project? ---- For teammates I look in a person that is accessible and that is willing to work hard and put time in the completion of the assignment. Some of the things that make a team project include working as a team together with enough time to produce what is expected of us.
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