I am SO beyond euphoric right now because an idea that may possibly work for the research project just popped into my mind!!!! (Yes, I did just use a set of quadruple exclamation points, because that really is just how excited I am). The topic at hand: telomeres. Telomeres are something that I learned briefly about a few years ago in an AP Bio course, and after researching them a little bit on the web, there is definitely a spark of interest to continue researching them.
A few questions that I may have are:
- How does the structure of telomeres affect their function?
- What effect would the absence of telomeres have on human beings?
- What type of medical potential do telomeres hold?
- How does the structure of telomeres vary within a species, and among different species? Does this affect the function?
- What is the relationship between telomeres and cancer?
- How does the process of telomere shortening and lengthening actually occur?
Although these are not my finalized questions, they are a starting point for my research. Go telomeres!!
Photo 1: http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/chsBS/kons/kons/telomere.jpg
Photo 2: http://stemcells.nih.gov/StaticResources/info/scireport/images/figurec2.jpg
Impressive blog. Not quite up to the standards of fcfoodbytes though
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