Biology and Genetics

You are a conservation biologist and have just completed a conservation review p

You are a conservation biologist and have just completed a conservation review project focused on a single mammal species. You are taking your research in a new direction, looking…

You are a consultant working on an assignment for an agricultural products proce

You are a consultant working on an assignment for an agricultural products processing company who wants to put a new facility in Palouse, Washington. The new facility will process…

You are a cytogeneticist in a veterinarian laboratory looking at gamete producti

You are a cytogeneticist in a veterinarian laboratory looking at gamete production in male and female beagles that are producing subpar numbers of offspring and it your job to exa…

You are a deep-sea explorer and discover an group of organisms new to science th

You are a deep-sea explorer and discover an group of organisms new to science that you call "Sparkysia," that appears to have independently evolved a nervous system that uses calc…

You are a defense attorney arguing in court for preserving an old-growth forest

You are a defense attorney arguing in court for preserving an old-growth forest that developers want to clear for cropland and other uses. Give your three strongest arguments for …

You are a department manager and would like to hire an additional staff member t

You are a department manager and would like to hire an additional staff member to work in the medical records department. Draft an e-mail to your supervisor according to the instr…

You are a detective trying to figure out the mutation that occurred to the X-men

You are a detective trying to figure out the mutation that occurred to the X-men: Wolverine, Storm and Professor X. Given the Nomal DNA sequence below, identify the nucleotide tha…

You are a dietitian/healthcare professional working in a long-term care facility

You are a dietitian/healthcare professional working in a long-term care facility. Your new patient is a 75 year old female, wheel-chair bound patient who has been newly diagnosed …

You are a doctor and a person walks into your clinic complaining of headaches an

You are a doctor and a person walks into your clinic complaining of headaches and feeling badly every time they eat sugary things. You do some bloodwork and see that they have nor…

You are a environmental regulator in a developed country faced with a decision a

You are a environmental regulator in a developed country faced with a decision as to whether to permit mining in a wetlands wilderness area that probably contains threatened speci…

You are a family practitioner. A 28 year old female complained of sporadic disco

You are a family practitioner. A 28 year old female complained of sporadic discoloration in her fingers and toes when exposed to dramatic changes in temperature, especially cold. …

You are a field biologist interested in demonstrating evolution in a population

You are a field biologist interested in demonstrating evolution in a population of crickets that you have studied for two years. During that time, the average mass of individuals …

You are a field biologist interested in demonstrating evolution in a population

You are a field biologist interested in demonstrating evolution in a population of crickets that you have studied for two years. During that time, the average mass of individuals …

You are a food scientist in a nutritional supplement manufacturing company. Your

You are a food scientist in a nutritional supplement manufacturing company. Your group is working on developing an oil in water emulsion based drink in which the oil phase is fort…

You are a forensic detective for the local police department. Your field detecti

You are a forensic detective for the local police department. Your field detectives bring you a DNA sample from a crime scene. They have also identified four suspe based on tradit…

You are a game warden in a National Park in India, and you are studying elephant

You are a game warden in a National Park in India, and you are studying elephant ecology. As part of your project you have collected the following data: Net Primary Production of …

You are a genetic counselor whose job is to advise patients of the risk for an i

You are a genetic counselor whose job is to advise patients of the risk for an inherited disorder and discuss appropriate testing options and treatments. Your patient is Bob S who…

You are a genetic counselor. A couple comes to you for advice. The female is eig

You are a genetic counselor. A couple comes to you for advice. The female is eight weeks pregnant with their first child. Both are Ashkenazi Jews, a segment of the population in w…

You are a geneticist and through careful analysis of a large family with migrain

You are a geneticist and through careful analysis of a large family with migraine headaches have determined that the disorder is linked to a previously cloned gene, X, which lies …

You are a graduate student in Gregor Mendel’s lab researching the inheritance pa

You are a graduate student in Gregor Mendel’s lab researching the inheritance pattern of pea pod shape. You have obtained two sets of true-breeding plants – one that has full pods…

You are a graduate student in paleontology, studying a fossil site below an anci

You are a graduate student in paleontology, studying a fossil site below an ancient coastal lagoon. A simplified and exaggerated profile of the rocks and sediments at your site is…

You are a graduate student in the lab of a famous fly geneticist. You need to an

You are a graduate student in the lab of a famous fly geneticist. You need to analyze a batch of mutant flies that were recently created in her laboratory to identify the single g…

You are a graduate student studying an inducible transcription factor called X.

You are a graduate student studying an inducible transcription factor called X. You make a cellular lysate and carry out a series of centrifugation steps at increasing speeds to l…

You are a graduate student working in a lab where data are accumulated for the p

You are a graduate student working in a lab where data are accumulated for the purposes of measuring the optical absorption of a variety of samples. For each mple there is a large…

You are a health care professional involved in the treatment of an elderly patie

You are a health care professional involved in the treatment of an elderly patient receiving out patient hemodialysis through a central vascular catheter. During preparation for h…

You are a health information management professional at Happy Hospital. Since th

You are a health information management professional at Happy Hospital. Since the hospital is moving toward adopting more value-based initiatives, you are tasked with the followin…

You are a health-care professional involved in the treatment of an elderly patie

You are a health-care professional involved in the treatment of an elderly patient receiving outpatient hemodialysis through a central vascular catheter. During preparation for he…

You are a health-care professional involved in the treatment of an elderly patie

You are a health-care professional involved in the treatment of an elderly patient receiving outpatient hemodialysis through a central vascular catheter. During preparation for he…

You are a healthy physical therapist at a long-term care facility. Your nose is

You are a healthy physical therapist at a long-term care facility. Your nose is colonized with MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) but you have not realized it. You…

You are a healthy physical therapist at a long-term care facility. Your nose is

You are a healthy physical therapist at a long-term care facility. Your nose is colonized with MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) but you have not realized it. You…

You are a healthy physical therapist at a long-term care facility. Your nose is

You are a healthy physical therapist at a long-term care facility. Your nose is colonized with MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) but you have not realized it. You…

You are a juror in a custody dispute over achild between two possible fathers th

You are a juror in a custody dispute over achild between two possible fathers the mother has disappeared and ablood test shows the child has type O blood testing for the two menre…

You are a management consultant with expertise in operations and marketing and h

You are a management consultant with expertise in operations and marketing and have been asked to make a presentation to a conference for automobile (car) industry managers. Senio…

You are a manufacturer of boxes used for take out Chinese food. A supplier comes

You are a manufacturer of boxes used for take out Chinese food. A supplier comes to you and asks you for help in solving his problems. When people order food in the family size, t…

You are a medical assistant at a local hospital. You have been asked to give a p

You are a medical assistant at a local hospital. You have been asked to give a presentation on the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection. The presentation will …

You are a member of a research team that has been asked to create a proposal for

You are a member of a research team that has been asked to create a proposal for a study design to address a potential cholera outbreak in Puerto Rico. The Centers for Disease Con…

You are a member of the interdisciplinary team working with Barbara Lund, a 36-y

You are a member of the interdisciplinary team working with Barbara Lund, a 36-year-old woman recovering from a recent surgical resection of a malignant thoracic spinal cord tumor…

You are a member of the senior hospital administration. You become aware of a pr

You are a member of the senior hospital administration. You become aware of a problem involving a long-time and well-respected employee, as well as the supervisor of said employee…

You are a microbiologist attempting to devise a medium that will support the gro

You are a microbiologist attempting to devise a medium that will support the growth of a newly discovered bacterium called Lisenbeeomonas slappatmatis. You are told that this new …

You are a microbiology lab technician and you need to quantify the viable cell c

You are a microbiology lab technician and you need to quantify the viable cell concentration in your stock culture before beginning an experiment. Since you do not know the range,…

You are a molecular biologist brought into consult for NASA on some strange samp

You are a molecular biologist brought into consult for NASA on some strange samples. These samples appear to be new life forms that contain carbohydrate polymers. You are an exper…

You are a molecular biologist studying a defective human protein that is known t

You are a molecular biologist studying a defective human protein that is known to be a cause of a rare cancer. You isolate the suspected protein from a person with this cancer and…

You are a native of Sardinia, a beautiful Italian island off of the main coast.

You are a native of Sardinia, a beautiful Italian island off of the main coast. You have been working hard all day, and are grateful to be settling down to a hot, steaming bowl of…

You are a neuroengineer interested in developing better nerve stimulators for pr

You are a neuroengineer interested in developing better nerve stimulators for prothetic limbs, such as arms, hands or legs. You want to understnad the flow of ions across the typi…

You are a new Director of Health Information Management. As a new member of the

You are a new Director of Health Information Management. As a new member of the leadership team of Coppin State University Hospital, what would you do during your first 90 days to…

You are a new PhD student in a molecular biology lab at the newly established Xa

You are a new PhD student in a molecular biology lab at the newly established Xanadu Research Institute.The Head of Research at the Institute (Tony George) has given you an initia…

You are a new graduate of a medical assisting program and have just been hired b

You are a new graduate of a medical assisting program and have just been hired by an internal medicine practice with seven practitioners. This is a very busy office and you are ex…

You are a newly employed \"hotshot\" lab technician at a fereiliser company task

You are a newly employed "hotshot" lab technician at a fereiliser company tasks you with evaluating the effectivenes of a new formulastion of an older fertiliner. The company supp…

You are a newly registered RPN with the College of Nurses of Ontario. Your first

You are a newly registered RPN with the College of Nurses of Ontario. Your first nursing job is working at an HIV clinic. As part of your duties, you are registering new clients a…

You are a newly registered RPN with the College of Nurses of Ontario. Your first

You are a newly registered RPN with the College of Nurses of Ontario. Your first nursing job is working at an HIV clinic. As part of your duties, you are registering new clients a…