The human genome and medicine

The human genome and the future of medicine.

The draft human genome sequence (about 3 billion base pairs) was completed in 2001. Humans have fewer protein-coding genes than expected, and most of these are highly conserved among animals. Humans and other complex organisms produce massive amounts of non-coding RNAs, which may form another level of genetic output that controls differentiation and development. Aside from classical monogenic d...

The human genome and molecular medicine - promises and pitfalls.

identification and discovery of novel micrornas in the human genome

although more than 98% of the human genome is transcribed, most of these transcripts are not translated into proteins. rather, they are considered as non-coding rnas. micrornas (mirnas) are very short non-coding rnas approximately 22 nucleotides in length which regulate many key processes of cells such as growth, proliferation, differentiation, cell cycle, apoptosis (programmed cell death) and ...

the evaluation and comparison of two esp textbooks available on the iranian market for teaching english to the students of medicine

abstract this study evaluated and compared medical terminology and english for the students of medicine (ii) as two representatives of the textbooks available on the iranian market for teaching english to the students of medicine. this research was performed on the basis of a teacher’s and a number of students’ attitudes and the students’ needs analysis for two reasons: first, to investigate...

The human genome project: its implications in clinical medicine.

The greatest impact of the Human Genome Project on clinical medicine is the appreciation of the extra-ordinary molecular and biochemical individuality of each patient. Gene polymorphism occurs in 1 in 1000 DNA base pairs in the human genome. This is reflected in the diversity of the gene products structural proteins, enzymes, channel proteins, transporters and binding proteins, receptors and po...