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Robert Zakar gives back to community

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sickle cell anaemia is example of :: Article Creator People With Sickle Cell Deserve More Respect From Health Care Providers More than 50 years ago my parents took a big chance. They fell in love, got married and had three daughters, not knowing that they both carried the genetic trait for sickle cell disease. When I first started my career in emergency medicine 28 years ago, the main treatments for this disease were intravenous fluids, oxygen and a powerful narcotic used to manage the pain of sickle cell. With the Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of two treatments for sickle cell that use the gene-editing technology CRISPR, people with this life-shortening condition have hope for relief from the pain and reduced life span it causes. But in the meantime, we must remember that the people with sickle cell, who are mostly Black, are often marginalized in many ways, including in health care. ...
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Israeli team develops way to find genetic flaws in fetus at 11 weeks

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22 autosomes and an x chromosome :: Article Creator What Are Sex Chromosomes? A chromosome is a DNA molecule that contains genetic material. Sex chromosomes are chromosomes that affect your sexual anatomy and reproductive development. Most of us were raised with the idea that there are two sexes: male and female. We're usually told that people with XY chromosomes are male and people with XX chromosomes are female. It's a lot more complicated than that. Typically, there are 46 chromosomes in each human cell. This usually includes a pair of sex chromosomes and 22 pairs of autosomes. Autosomes are all chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes. Many people are born with variations in sex chromosomes, also called X and Y variations or sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA). People with an SCA may have one X chromosome, XXY chromosomes, XXX chromosomes, and so on. Sex chromosomes typically determine the development of your reproductive ...
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The 10 most popular TV shows on Netflix right now - Digital Trends

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Exploring the thousands of titles on Netflix can be both exciting and overwhelming. Content of all types abounds, from dramas and comedies to reality shows and documentaries. There's even a list to help narrow your decision by letting you see the most popular Netflix shows. Every week, Netflix releases a list of the 10 most-watched TV shows over a recent seven-day period. Below, we have listed the top 10 shows in the U.S. from December 11 to December 17 , along with general information about each show, including genre, rating, cast, and synopsis. Netflix Note: There will be a description of plot points from each of the series, so consider this a spoiler warning if you haven't watched them yet. We've also rounded up the best shows on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime, and the best movies on Disney+. For Netflix fans, also check out the 10 most popular movies on Netflix right now. ...

Turkish TV series reach 750 mln viewers - Hurriyet Daily News

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ISTANBUL Turkish TV series, which was under the spotlight in an international entertainment industry fair in Cannes, have reached an audience of more than 750 million people in over 150 countries, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister Batuhan Mumcu has said. "We are reaching 750 million audiences across 152 countries with content produced in Türkiye. All stakeholders in the industry are well aware of the multi-faceted importance of TV series sales, both in terms of exports and as potent instrument of cultural diplomacy," Mumcu stated during the 39th edition of the MIPCOM fair. In the opening session of the fair, a statement from the organization revealed that Türkiye is leading in TV series exports among non-English-speaking countries, and is third worldwide after the U.S. and the U.K., respectively. Turkish TV series secured a prominent place among the ambitious booths at the fair, with substantial interest in a large number of series, which set viewershi...