Shillah Nasambu Simiyu

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Can consumption of GMOs potentially cause immunologic tolerance to foreign proteins and thus make us more susceptible to infection by similar agents?

The cauliflower mosaic virus promoter is used in many GMOs as a switch for the gene of interest. It therefore means viral DNA and proteins are also constantly consumed with GM-food. Do we over...

11 November 2013 3,207 14 View

What processes (biochemical pathways/interactions) are carried out to activate the MHC genes upon encounter with an antigen?

According to various sources, the antigen binds to the MHC either in the ER or in Golgi vesicles, meaning that during antigen fragmentation, MHC coding is also taking place for them to meet and...

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Prions are proteins which exist on their own devoid of any genetic material or cells.They are neither fungal,viral or bacterial and are known to cause...

Prions are proteins which exist on their own devoid of any genetic material or cells.They are neither fungal,viral or bacterial and are known to cause diseases such as the mad-cow disease and...

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Are the Ala192/ Arg245 and Ser 192/Gly252 polymorphisms present in the polysaccharide capsules of serotypes 6A and 6B of S.pneumoniae functional?

The following polymorphisms exist between the two serotypes 6A and 6B of Streptococcus pneumoniae: Ala192 and Arg254 are present in 6A isolates, and Ser192 and Gly254 are present in 6B isolates...

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