Genetic Engineering
Genetic engineering is actually a very new branch or science, and is still in its developing stage. It is said to have first begun when an English scientist saw the cell walls of cork through a microscope in 1655. That spawned an interest in microbiology, which eventually formed the branch that I'm experimenting in. As we began peering into the innermost reaches of the cell, we began to notice certain patterns of reproduction. Before a cell divides, it duplicates every component within itself, and sends those duplicates to separate ends of the cell. Then, depending on whether it's a plant or an animal cell, builds a wall between the two halves, or pinches a wall down the middle. The DNA is always duplicated first. DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, has the shape of a double helix, with two chains of sugar-phosphate-sugar-phosphate spiraling down around each other connected by the four base pairs down the middle. Each of the bases is a molecule that, when put together, act not unlike Morse code. With Morse code, one human can tell another anything that they choose to in any language. DNA uses four signals, Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine, or A, T, C and G to code the entire works of a cell, as oppose
Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Some yeast has grown upwards near the bottom. The left - hand side has grown noticeably, covering about 1/5 of the area. d to the dot, dash, space signals of Morse code. In a DNA molecule, A always pairs with T, and C always pairs with G. No other combinations have ever been noted. The yeast in the agar with the added DNA chemicals grew faster. This proves that these nutrients allow cell division to occur more rapidly. There isn't a spot within the perimeter that isn't covered with yeast to a degree of some sort. It also isn't spreading out noticeably. The spots at the bottom are almost connected. The spots on the right have grown and connected to each other in some places, though not to the main body of the colony. Not much growth in the inner portions of the colony.
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Approximate Word count = 1108
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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