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430— Ifnγ And 5-Aza Drug Effects On Hla Expression In Human Leukemia And Epidermoid Carcinoma, Nick Turnquist Apr 2021

430— Ifnγ And 5-Aza Drug Effects On Hla Expression In Human Leukemia And Epidermoid Carcinoma, Nick Turnquist

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Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) is a gene that codes for cell-surface proteins that are the basis of our bodies’ immune response, and are crucial for the combatting of pathogens or infections. For our experiment we observed two cell lines, a human Leukemia cell line (HL-60), and an epidermoid carcinoma cell line A-431. Our purpose for this experiment was to observe the effects of two drugs as well as the combination of them on the expression of HLA antigens in these cancerous cell lines. The drugs being used in this experiment are Gamma interferon, which is known to increase antigen presentation …


215— The Fight For The Right To Live, Marlie Hess Apr 2020

215— The Fight For The Right To Live, Marlie Hess

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The opioid epidemic is becoming a serious crisis throughout the United States of America, and addiction as a disease is the pandemic that people need to start paying more attention to than COVID-19. Addiction is a serious disease and those who suffer from it are often neglected from society. This can make matters worse for those with addiction. The capitalist mentality that this entire country is founded on permeates the Big Pharma industry, which can be attributed to being a big contributor to the opioid addiction crisis. Everyone knows someone who struggles with addiction—1 in every 3 Americans has a …