Star Trek Sensation: 21st-Century Medical Technology

The technique allows scientists to control living cells, in this case, neurons, using light to cure this form of blindness. The optogenetics technique is originally acquired from single-celled algae to help the organism detect light. The gene therapy’s Clinical Trial Application has been accepted by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency. It’s first-in-man, multi-center, open label dose-escalation study is named PIONEER for phase I and II of GS030 patients. The patients will be administered with a single intravitreal injection and given a wearable optronic visual stimulation.

This scientific study will analyze the first moon landing by NASA in the Apollo 11 space mission from July 16th to July 20th in 1969. The launching of the Apollo II program was the first designated landing of a space vehicle in the history of the human race. Under the leadership of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 mission defined one of the most important acheivements of early astronuatics in the Apollo space program. The initial stage of the mission involved being launched from the Kennedy Space Center by a Saturn V rocket. This rocket had three major parts involved in the space mission, which included a command module, service module, and lunar module that carried the three astronauts into space after the launch.

Very high-frequency sound waves are introduced into the abdomen through the gel by using a small probe (transducer). Thereafter, the sound waves reflect back from the abdomen, which are collected in the transducer. Then, they are sent to the computer, which converts the sound waves into pictorial representation, which is examined by the doctor.

Baymax is a fictional character in the movie, ‘Big Hero 6. He is a ‘Personal Healthcare Companion’ that has the abilities to detect and assess illness and treat his patient, while completely interacting as if he was a human nurse or doctor. The movie portrays his as a cross between an artificially intelligent being and a robot. Baymax is capable of scanning his patient for healthcare issues, storing patient information plus he carries life saving features like heart defibrillators and medicine. Growing technology is giving people the power to develop tools that improve many aspects of healthcare.

Technology of MRI II Assignment Part 1: Evaluate the design characteristics of your Magnetic Resonance Imaging department Part 2: Describe the methodology and critically evaluate the results for TWO specified quality assurance (QA) tests you have undertaken on your MRI scanner. 15202895 WORD COUNT 3212 Part 1: Introduction MRI is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of many different pathologies. With an increase in the aging population there has also been a drastic increase in the demand of diagnostic imaging to aid diagnosis. In the authors experience, there appears to be a patient preference towards MRI as it does not use ionising radiation to obtain its images, therefore, in the public eye it is much safer than CT and X-ray. At this moment in time there are no known biological effects to those who come in contact with the static magnetic field.

According to the Apollo 11 Surface Operations Overview, the Apollo 11 astronauts had many tasks to perform during extravehicular activity. For one, they collected many samples that are still around today. All of their samples were collected successfully. NASA.gov shows how Michael Collins orbited the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin were on the moon.

Summarize the role of computers? The role of computers was crucial to the success of all the Apollo missions. They mapped out the coordinates, controlled the space craft, and gave round the clock monitor for all of the systems in relation to the mission. They also used computers to test flight and landing simulations for the modules. 7.

EDT. There were three members on this space ship with three different jobs. Neil Armstrong’s job was to collect samples from the moons surface. Buzz Aldrin had the job of helping escort Armstrong and to also collect samples as they explored. The last astronaut’s job was to Pilot the aircraft in Lunar orbit until Armstrong and Aldrin had finished collecting samples.

There are a variety of widely practiced molecular genotyping used in a forensic entomological investigation, which can be beneficial when it comes to using DNA-based specimen identification, as well as the identification of insect gut contents, and the characterization of the population of genetic structure of forensically insect species. As with most of the live sciences, forensic entomology increasingly uses the tools of molecular biology with the impact of attracting researches and performing a standard forensic genetic technique such as micro-satellite and mitochondrial DNA sequencing on a wide variety of animal species. Species determination is the only application of the genotyping that is used in forensic entomology. In the first step of forensic entomological analysis, it is usually crucial to have an accurate identification due to the

On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 mission broke the mold of space exploration programs. Three men, one spacecraft, and a Mission Control crew set off for what was supposed to be an exploration and experimentation of rocks found on the moon. This mission became one of the most miraculous events in history. The Apollo 13 is significant to exploration, encounter and exchange in history in that it set the foundation for the space program's growth and further development. The spacecraft’s crew encountered many obstacles during the mission leading NASA to take stronger precautions for future missions.

The tricorder from Star Trek is the holy grail of medical diagnostic equipment. A character in the show points it at someone and they have their vital signs and any health anomalies at their fingertips

The first, was to place a manned space capsule into a orbital track circling the Earth. The second, was to figure out how space affected humans and their ability to work in that environment. The last objective was to successfully and safely recover the capsule and person inside back to the surface of Earth. However, before NASA could put a man in a capsule they had to make sure it was safe.

The human retina is full of photoreceptor cells, cells that detect light, that are essential for proper vision. These cells contain the protein, rhodopsin, that enables them to detect light. When exposed to light part of these proteins detach from the phospholipid bilayer and enter the cell to be either destroyed or recycled to form more rhodopsin. However, the process by which rhodopsin is recycled has been mostly unknown until now. Similar processes are used in other cells to maintain the large surface areas they need to function, such as cells in the gut and lungs.

Dylan Sutherland Mrs. Bruni ENG3U October 19th 2015 Brave New World The society of Brave New World is a very advanced society in the means of technology. In Brave New World there is little to no examples of technology leading to good outcomes in the society and almost all of the time it leads to things going wrong and many consequences. Like our society at this time, they use technology for a lot of their daily tasks. With technology comes a lot of positives and advancements in our society but at the same time technology has negatives and is not necessarily for the better.