Explain the concept of genome.
Assignment: SCI115 Week4 DiscussionSTR

SCI 115 Week 4 Discussion STR
Week 4 Discussion: Genome, Transcriptome and Proteome.

For your primary post, please respond to one of the following three with a post of at least 125 words addressing each point given in the instructions. Also, please reply to at least one fellow student on any topic.

Topic 1. Omics video. Watch the instructor’s video about “-omics” (1)*, in the Instructor Insights section.
Note: If you choose this discussion topic, your answer must be based on the material specifically covered in the video, rather than generic information on –omics from the internet. If you would rather research information from the internet, then choose discussion Topic 3.

(a) Explain the concept of genome.
(b) Explain how the concept of transcriptome relates to messenger RNA (mRNA).
(c) Describe at least two additional things that you learned from the video.
Topic 2. Synthetic genome video. Watch the instructor’s video about the synthetic genome “Syn 3.0” (2)* in the Instructor Insights section. Subsequently, answer the following:(a) Explain how Syn 3.0 is different from naturally-occurring microorganisms.
(b) What do you think we’ve learned, if anything, from Syn 3.0? Explain.
(c) In your opinion, what are the inherent risks of this research to human health or to the environment, if any?
Topic 3. Patent protection for BRCA genes. On the Internet, read one or more articles about how the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in the case of Association for Molecular Pathology versus Myriad Genetics. In your answer, give must credit your source(s). Your answer must address the following:(a) Describe some of the major reasons why the plaintiffs objected to Myriad’s patent on the breast cancer-related genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2.
(b) Describe the SCOTUS ruling regarding naturally-occurring DNA sequences, as well as their ruling regarding DNA sequences that do not exist in Nature.
Note: the rulings of lower courts are NOT of interest for our purposes. Please concentrate only on SCOTUS’s ruling. The objective here is to emphasize the precedent-setting ruling of the highest court (SCOTUS), rather than to recount the litigation history.

(c) What is your view on the issue of whether we should allow human genes to be patented?
(d) Be absolutely sure that you cite your sources, and list your references.
*References (in Strayer Writing Standards format).

James Cox, January 21, 2018, Omics video [v2], Video can be found in the course shell (Week 4, Instructor Insights tab) or via the following link: https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/956951/uiconf_id/38285871/entry_id/0_1dbmbx95/embed/dynamic
James Cox, April 25, 2016, Synthetic genome Syn 3.0, Video can be found in the course shell (Week 4, Instructor Insights tab) or via the following link: https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/956951/uiconf_id/38285871/entry_id/0_rl8yrtfl

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