In the Cartagena Protocol of 2000 (an inter-national agreement on biosafety), legislation allows countries to restrict, postpone, or ban any product or technology only after offering solid evidence that the item poses a threat or danger as grave as the case of Chernobyl (for nuclear energy) or Thalidomide (for pharmaceuticals).
Read DetailsGenetic alteration in golden rice allows it to express beta-carotene, a precursor to vitamin A in the grain. This makes the color of the rice grain _________. Lack of vitamin A in children especially in developing countries in Africa and Asia where rice is the staple diet, leads to frequent ____________ (due to inability to regenerate their mucous membranes, reduced immunity), blindness, and even death.
Read DetailsWhen performing a history and a physical examination regarding a female patient’s genitalia the nurse practitioner should be aware of cancer-related risk factors. A 38-year-old patient who had 4 full-term pregnancies, has used oral contraceptives for >5 years, and smokes would be at risk for which type of cancer?
Read DetailsAn 18-year-old patient presents to the urgent care clinic complaining of testicular swelling. The patient states that they are sexually active with multiple partners. Additionally, the patient states that the pain started and has worsened over the course of a few days. The patient has had dysuria and a 101oF for 2 days. The most correct diagnosis for these symptoms is:
Read DetailsSimpson’s 1/3 rule approximates the integrand with a second-order polynomial, and when calculating its error, the integral of the remainder of the “modified” second-order Taylor series is zero, which indicates that the rule is exact
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