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View these resources to complete this assignment:
Scientific American Instant Egghead Video: Can Microbes clean Up Our Oily Mess?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/can-microbes-clean-up-our-oily-mess2013-12-11/
Interview with Professor Barbara Block on BBC News:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26184116
Tutorials on Genetic Engineering
Making a Recombinant Plasmid
https://plantandsoil.unl.edu/pages/animation.php?a=making_a_recombinant_plasmid.swf&b=1003514583
Bacteria Transformation https://plantandsoil.unl.edu/pages/animation.php?a=Bacteria_Transformation.swf&b=1003514686
Assignment
Prepare a 3-4 page document that outlines your analysis of the effects of the Deepwater Spill on study species in the Gulf of Mexico. In your report include:
Part I - Influence of Crude Oil on Nitrosopumilus maritimus and Nitrosococcus oceani
Which species appeared to be affected by crude oil assays in the Urakawa et al (2012) study? How were they affected in the study?
Based on what you know about the metabolism of the organisms, which species was more likely to have been successful in an environment with abundant hydrocarbons?
Part II - Influence of Crude Oil on Thunnus thynnus (Atlantic Bluefin Tuna)
Provide an overview of the documented effects of crude oil on Thunnus thynnus.
What stage of development is affected and how could this affect the population?
What economic impact would this have on the area?
What is a "highly conserved gene?" What relationship do these results have to the effects of hydrocarbons on humans?
Part III - Recommendations for Remediation
Do you recommend genetically engineering a prokaryote to remediate this spill? In your assessment provide reasons for BOTH why and why not this would be a good approach, and describe which genes would need to be targeted and which species would be better suited to be transformed - Nitrosopumilus maritimus or Nitrosococcus oceani.
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Description of the humanistic or existential theory
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Describe how these changes affect the supply of and demand
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Calendar year income statement for elko energy company
: The following is selected financial information for Elko Energy Company for the year ended December 31, 2013: revenues, $55,000; expenses, $40,000; net income, $15,000.
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What is the present worth if alkoma purchases the truck
: What is the Present Worth if Alkoma purchases the truck? What is the Present Worth if Alkoma leases the truck? Should the truck be leased or purchased?
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What economic impact would this have on the area
: Which species appeared to be affected by crude oil assays in the Urakawa et al (2012) study? How were they affected in the study?
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Prepare the balance sheet for amity company
: The following is selected financial information for Amity Company as of December 31, 2013: liabilities, $44,000; equity, $46,000; assets, $90,000.
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Type of nonroutine operating decision
: Which type of nonroutine operating decision is involved here? What are the managers' decision options? What quantitative information is relevant to the decision?
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Following is selected financial information of abm company
: Following is selected financial information of ABM Company for the year ended December 31, 2013.
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Should treatment of cancer take these influences in account
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