Al Gore's biography

Former Vice President Al Gore is co-founder and chairman of Generation Investment Management. He is a senior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and a member of Apple, Inc.'s board of directors. Gore spends the majority of his time as chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a non-profit devoted to solving the climate crisis.
Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1982 and the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the forty-fifth Vice President of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years.
He is the author of the bestsellers Earth in the Balance, An Inconvenient Truth, The Assault on Reason, Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, and most recently, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change. He is the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary and is the co-recipient, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for "informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change."

CLONANTION.

              NUCLEAR TRANSFER: DOLLY THE SHEEP.

Nuclear transfer is a form of cloning. The steps involve removing the DNA from an oocyte (unfertilized egg), and injecting the nucleus which contains the DNA to be cloned. In rare instances, the newly constructed cell will divide normally, replicating the new DNA while remaining in a pluripotent state. If the cloned cells are placed in the uterus of a female maman, a cloned organism develops to term in rare instances. This is how Dolly the Sheep and many other species were cloned. Cows are commonly cloned to select those that have the best milk production.
Dolly the Sheep was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland, and lived there until her death when she was six years old. The name "Dolly" came from a suggestion by the stockmen who helped with her birth, in honor of Dolly Parton, because it was a mammary cell that was cloned. When Dolly was cloned in 1996 from a cell taken from a six-year-old ewe, she became the center of much controversy that still exists today. After cloning was successfully demonstrated through the production of Dolly, many other large mammals have been cloned, including horses and bulls.

Gregor Mendel.

                               GREGOR MENDEL.

Gregor Johann Mendel was born  on july 20, 1822. He was an austrian botanist and plant experimenter who laid the mathematical foundation of the science of genetics. As a child, Mendel benefited from the progressive education provided by the local vicar, and he eventually enrolled at the Philosophical Institute in Olmutz (now Olomouc). Working in his monastery's garden, he began planning the experiments that led to his formulation of the basic principle of heredity. He used the edible pea for his studies, crossing varieties that had maintained constant differences in distinct traits such as height (tall or short) and seed colour (green or yellow). Mendel demonstrated that the inheritanceof certain tarits in pea plants follows particular patterns, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance. The profound significance of Mendel's work was not recognized until the turn of the 20th century, when the independent rediscovery of these laws initiated the modern science of genetics. He theorized that the occurrence of the visible alternative traits, in the constant hybrids and in their progeny, was due to the occurrence of paired elementary units of heredity, now known as genes. What was new in Mendel's interpretation of his data was his recognition that genes obey simple statistical laws. His system proved to be of general application and is one of the basic principles of biology.

PROGERIA.

                                        

                                       PROGERIA. 

 Progeria is a rare genetic disorder that causes children to age prematurely. The classic type of childhood progeria is Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, which is commonly referred to as progeria. It is characterized by dwarfism, baldness, pinched nose, small face and small jaw relative to the head size, delayed tooth formation, aged-looking skin, diminution of fat beneath the skin, stiff joints, and premature arteriosclerosis. Children with the progeria syndrome usually appear normal at birth. However, within a year, their growth rate slows and their appearance begins to change and age prematurely. They often suffer from symptoms typically seen in elderly people, especially severe cardiovascular disease. Death occurs on average at age 13, usually from heart attack. 

 

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome has several names in the literature (progeria, progeria of childhood, HGPS, and progeria syndrome); parents and others are urged to consult with a specialist in genetic diseases for additional information about diagnosis and treatments.

 Adalia Rose Williams, from Round Rock, Texas, suffers from a rare condition
called progeria which is making her tiny body age several times faster than
normal.

 

gattaca.

GATTACA.

The aspect of the film tthat grabbed my attention the most is how Vincent took over the life of Jerome. It's amazing how technology can make you impersonate another person. They had everything very controlled, from the dress and grooming, to blood or hair that might fall. I honestly do not know how people did not realize that it was someone else, i could see the difference, and counting it was a company with many controls, I don't understand how they didn't caught him, an invalid.

health in spain

 THE RIGHT OF HEALTH IN SPAIN.

 Art. 15. Todos tienen derecho a la vida y a la integridad física y moral, sin que, en ningún caso, puedan ser sometidos a torturas ni a penas o tratos inhumanos o degradantes. Queda abolida la pena de muerte, salvo lo que puedan disponer las Leyes penales militares para tiempos de guerra.

    Art. 40.

    1. Los poderes públicos promoverán las condiciones favorables para el progreso social y económico y para una distribución de la renta regional y personal más equitativa en el marco de una política de estabilidad económica. De manera especial realizarán una política orientada al pleno empleo.

    2. Asimismo, los poderes públicos fomentarán una política que garantice la formación y readaptación profesionales; velarán por la seguridad e higiene en el trabajo y garantizarán el descanso necesario mediante la limitación de la jornada laboral, las vacaciones periódicas retribuidas y la promoción de centros adecuados.

    Art. 43.

    1. Se reconoce el derecho a la protección de la salud.

    2. Compete a los poderes públicos organizar y tutelar la salud pública a través de medidas preventivas y de las prestaciones y servicios necesarios. La ley establecerá los derechos y deberes de todos al respecto.

    3. Los poderes públicos fomentarán la educación sanitaria, la educación física y el deporte. Asimismo facilitarán la adecuada utilización del ocio.

effects of alcohol

THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL.

The effects of alcohol on the body are numerous and diverse. Alcohol is a powerful psychoactive drug with a high number of tertiary effects that can seriously affect our bodies. The amount and circumstances of consumption play an important role in determining the duration of intoxication. For example, consuming alcohol after a big meal is less likely to produce visible signs of intoxication and stomach vacío.1 Hydration also plays an important role, especially in determining the duration of hangovers.

Short time effects. 
 
• Slow reflexes and reduced motor coordination.
• unclear language and pronunciation errors.
• Sense of confidence and freedom (deshinibidor).
• Decreased ability to concentrate on one subject.
• Changes in perception: visual hallucinations, auditory and tactile.
• Distortion of emotions: sudden changes in mood that can go from joy to tears or aggression.
• Difficult to assess situations: denial of illness.
 
Long time effects. 
 
• Gastrointestinal upset.
• Loss of appetite.
• Skin problems.
• Changes in memory "blackouts."
• Impotence.
• Liver damage (cirrhosis).
Symptoms presented by individuals with alcoholism
• It causes changes in the heart, lungs, blood, etc..
• Obsessive-compulsive disease: a fixed and recurring thought. General Anxiety: everything revolves around the substance.
• Use alcohol to "escape" from reality, or "solve" problems that require "clarity" and thinking skills to make decisions.
• Presents work problems, school and social: his personality is dishonest, manipulative, intolerant, irresponsible and immature.
• persecutory delusions, of grandeur, of jealousy (excessive jealousy, etc.)., Caused by the effects of alcohol.
• A high degree of tolerance to alcohol: need more quantities for the desired effect.
• Family and friends worry excessively to your drinking: establishing codependency.
• Alcohol is often the "gateway" to other drugs.