Promoting academia work in Steemit
A review of academic blog entries posted by @coinbitgold, who is using all Steem Dollars from my #academiaspotlight upvotes to promote Steemit to Scientists, Economists, Engineers, Mathematicians in academia. All steem dollars from this post will go to author and reviewer for thanking their contribution to steemit #academia #science! The #academiaspotlight is an initiative by #pevo team.
Welcome to the 2nd issue of #academiaspotlight !
Post: @justtryme90/science-lesson-dna-part-4-what-is-dna-damage
Author: @justtryme90
Reviewer: @coinbitgold
The secret code of our human body: DNA and cancer
In this issue, we will be introducing you to @justtryme90!
He sent us a picture of himself which is the only picture of him in steemit! From his introduction here, he is a Biochemist and currently doing his post doc at a Boston based biotechnology company. His specialty is DNA replication. Let’s take a closer look at his posts on "Science Lesson: DNA (Part 4, What is DNA Damage?)" and see what he has posted.
We saw that his series of biology based lessons were relatively low key and we want to drum it up a little more on steemit!
What is the significance of DNA replication studies?
DNA contains a unique secret code of our human body. Every human shares 99.9% similar in DNA, and the last 0.01% is enough to identify and distinguish our identity. A parent and a child share 99.5% of the same DNA. Hence, there is a great chance that we inherit all kinds of diseases from our parents.
The DNA molecule is also very fragile. Environmental changes can potentially damage the DNA. People who have good genes can easily repair the DNA. But, people who inherit bad genes from their parents are less able to repair damage that accumulates in their DNA over time. And so they’re at higher risk of cancer. Luckily, because of the advancement of biotechnology, we can know in advance based on our genes, what kind of cancer we are more susceptible to. A famous and notable example who have done drastic preventive measures is Angeline Jolie.
Fellow lady steemians, hear hear. Her DNA profile showed that she has inherited a faulty gene from her mum which increased her chances of breast cancer to 87%. She made the decision to remove her breasts which reduced her chances to only 5%.That is a very brave act! And FYI the guys, this is also that very same gene which can cause prostrate cancer in men. The technology used for such genetic testing profiling involves using DNA replication proteins. And yes, you guess right, that is justtryme90’s expertise! We are excited to see him contributing his area of expertise here in steemit and to the world!
What I learnt from his post
That is the evil DNA molecule after damage. After radioactive damage is done to DNA, it cannot be replicated. Most cells can repair damage to DNA. Hence, it is important to apply sunblock lotion! According to @justtryme90, if we inherit bad genes from our parents, this means that there are high chances that we can't repair the damage and develop skin cancer. The good news is that even though some of us may have inherited bad genes which is unfortunate, we can work on our diet and lifestyle! That means getting the vitamins which contain antioxidant molecules and let it fight the evil molecules! It means more vegetables like broccoli and lesser processed food like sausages! Limit your smoking because evil molecules in tobacco smoke will seek to damage your DNA!
He will be writing on DNA replication and also broad scientific topics! I wish all the best to @ justtryme90 and look forward to his future blog entries. So follow @justtryme90 if you are interested to learn more about DNA and proteins! Half of steam dollars from this post will go to @justtryme90 for thanking his contribution to steemit #academia #science and DNA replication studies.
We hope that you have learnt something from this post. We also welcome any feedback on #academiaspotlight. Please let us know if you found posts which are academic in nature which have not received as much love and we may add them to the next issue.
Stay tuned and watch out for #academiaspotlight issue 3!