Vocabulary
What is Personalized Medicine?
an approach to the practice of medicine that uses information about a patient’s unique genetic makeup and environment to customize the patient's medical care to fit his/her/theirs individual requirements.
What is Microbiology?
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, those being unicellular, multicellular, or acellular.
How is personalized Medicine made?
Personalized medicine is the tailoring of medical treatment to the individual characteristics of each patient.
What is DNA?
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, sometimes called "the molecule of life," as almost all organisms have their genetic material codified as DNA.
What’s a blood transfusion?
A way of adding blood to a persons body after an illness or injury.
When was DNA was discovered
1950s, it was identified in 1860s though.
What is a pharmaceutical clinical trial?
Clinical trials are conducted to collect data regarding the safety and efficacy of new drug and device development. There are multiple steps to do this.
What’s genetic complexity?
quantitative comparison of the relative complexities of different genetic systems.
What’s special about personalized meds?
Uses genetic makeup to shift the emphasis in medicine from reaction to prevention.
Whats bioethics
the study of ethical practices in medical research and the use of advanced technology to treat patients
What’s the aging research goal?
long-term goal is to build a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms at work in lifespan and health span.
name a few examples of bio marker?
include everything from blood pressure and heart rate to basic metabolic studies and x-ray findings to complex histologic and genetic tests of blood and other tissues.
What’s a genome?
the branch of molecular biology concerned with the structure, function, evolution, and mapping of genomes
Whats MOUSE GENOME INFORMATICS?
MGI is the international database resource for the laboratory mouse, providing integrated genetic, genomic, and biological data to facilitate the study of human health and disease.
why can personalized medicine bad?
There are also other ethical concerns, such as incidental findings. Locating a life-altering disease which has no treatment options is arguably unethica