1. IDENTIFYING SLOT SPECIES AT A GENETIC
LEVEL
AND
HOW ACCURATE ARE RAPID FLU TEST?
Carolina
Sarmiento
Rodriguez
Medical student
UPB
ID: 000174752
Molecular biology

2. FOLDING

4. The use of research
techniques is important
for health personnel,
because through these,
you can make a deeper
study of the disease that
the patient has, besides
having the ability to
develop techniques that
improve the quality of the
patient in the future.

5. “Identifying Slot
Species at a getenic
level”
(January 6th. 2012)

6. • Identifying species, separating out closely
related species and managing each type on
its own, is an important part of any animal
management system.
 Described a low-cost easy-to-use
molecular tool for species identification
that will help to improve management of
two-toed sloth species.

7. • The study describes a PCR-based
technique that allows species
identification of two-toed sloths
without requiring sequencing, by
using a mitochondrial marker (COI
gene) and restriction enzyme assay.
• The study also reports intra- and
inter-specific patterns of
chromosome variation in captive
two-toed sloths.

8. • The chromosome number in Hoffman's two-
toed sloths showed low variation ranging only
between 50 and 51. In contrast, Linnaeus's
two-toed sloths appeared to vary widely, with
diploid numbers ranging from 53 to 67,
suggesting distinct

9. STUDENT CONCEPT
• Is very important to study
the disease at the molecular
approach, because many of
these can be treated in time,
also to being recognized
members of a family and be
differentiated from other
patlogias, in order to
improve the quality of
patient's life.

10. “How Accurate are
rapid flu test?”
(February 27th. 2012)

11. • Early flu diagnosis is key for both optimal
patient care and infection control. While
viral culture and reverse transcriptase
polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests
have been the gold-standards for detecting
influenza.

12. • The study showed three
key findings:
• RIDTs (rapid influenza
diagnostic tests) can be
used to confirm the flu,
but not to rule it out.
• Test accuracy is higher in
children than it is in adults
• RIDTs are better at
detecting the more
common influenza A virus
than they are at detecting
influenza B.

13. • It would have to be shown in clinical
practice, but the routine use of these tests
could mean significant improvements in
patient care, especially children.

14. STUDENT CONCEPT
• To appear more frequently the flu in the
population, I consider it very important to
develop techniques that allow the rapid and
timely identification of these, for the welfare of
the patient and to have greater flexibility in the
delivery of service

15. MEDICAL UTILITIES

16. • Genome studies brings a greater knowledge
about the body's functions , a deep
exploration of those events brings a better
comprehension of the pathologies.
• Researchers could develop new less
aggressive alternatives of treatment based on
the molecular modification of the genome in a
future.

17. • Molecular biology tools to the medical
personnel about the conformation of the
human being, to they can create different
mechanisms to treat diseases and discovery
genetic disorders.
• Develop of new treatments could be more
cost-effective.

18. • The knowledge about
genetic diseases grants
to the medic a useful
tool to give a more
accurate diagnosis.

19. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• MARTÍNEZ, Lina; Biología molecular, Vol 6. ed. UPB, 2011. Pgs
113 - 119.
• RYDER, Oliver; “Identifying Slot Species at a getenic level”,
Science Daily. January 6th. 2012.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120106110209.ht
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• CHARTRAND, Caroline; “How Accurate are rapid flu test?” ,
Science Daily. February 27th. 2012.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120227204725.ht
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