GEN-3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Theodor Schwann, Pcsk9, Louis Pasteur
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This is then used by reachers and clinicians that use genetic information to improve the. Translational medicine: a process in which genetic ndings are directly translated into new and improved methods of diagnosis and treatment. quality of medical care cardiovascular disease which is caused high bad cholesterol. This gene has been successful in identifying drug targets and improving the change that a new drug will be successful. Ex: a gene called pcsk9, along with others, controls ldl levels to help combat. Epigenesis: theory proposed by williams harvey which states that an organism develops from the fertilized embryo by a succession of developmental events that eventually transform the embryo into an adult. Robert hooke (1665): discovered cell using the microscope. Preformation: the sperm or the fertilized egg contains a complete miniature adult (homunculus) Cell theory (1839): proposed by matthias schneider and theodor schwann. All organisms are composed of basic structural units called cells, which are derived from preexisting cells.
