Bad movie science and genetic experiment apocalypse

Alright lets talk about genetics in science fiction.

Firstly, a B-movie titled Evolution. this movie is full of scientific fallacies(lies). It starts off with a meteor crashing into a cave system. The geologist go in and takes some samples and finds out that the nucleic acids are nitrogen based instead of the normal carbon based life of earth, and while he's looking at the cells under the microscope he sees them change from single-cellular to multi-cellular(plot device anyone?). In a matter of hours apparently the ecosystem evolves to support reptile life(dinosaurs). Then, a few days later there are apelike beings wondering out of the caves. The government destroys the alien life with fire, but when extreme ecosystems arre encountered the only thin to survive are single-celled organisms (that apparently grow exponentially when exposed to fire?). All of those fallacies don't bother me as much as the last one. Since carbon-based life dies when given arsenic, so using the same movement on the periodic table from nitrogen must be what can be used to kill this large single cell alien. Selenium which is apparently in toothpaste. So they basically give the alien a selenium enema.

Its a bad movie. Watch it if you want to, just complain at the TV every time they use false logic for me.

Now for the apocalypse. Group Ginger knows that I disagree with the zombie apocalypse. It's not my first choice for a possible end. What I believe to be more likely is similar to Planet of the Apes. Yes, we will experiment with animals and intelligence. Yes, the experiment will revolt against the humans, but why would we stop with apes. There are many other animals that a scientist would test on: foxes, wolves, reptiles, even Aves(birds). I'm pretty sure that the first experiment to break out will be a fox or a wolf, and they'll just tear through any humans in their way whilst releasing the other experiments. While the wolf is breaking out the apes are just going to be flinging their poop. Yes, the other base of this apocalypse was from a story written by a furry.

Matthew Goodman

Types of Research

When I am talking about Genetic Research, people don't know what I mean until I tell them some APPLICATIONS of Genetic Research. So I'm going to tell you the differences and some of the applications.

Lets start small: Molecular Genetics is finding out what portions of a gene code for what.

Cytogenetics is the research involving the entire chromosome. The Human Genome Project and Gene therapy research are part of this and is an application of Molecular Genetics.

Cytology is the study of cells. Stem cell research falls here and is an application of Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetics.

Unfortunately I always have to say Stem cell research or the Human Genome Project for most people to have a basic assumption of what I mean.

Matthew Goodman

Introduction

Hi I'm Matt. I'm posting this for an English class. This blog is going to be about genetic research and associated sciences. What that means is that I'll be talking about new advances in genetic research as well as advances in the applications of the research: i.e. stem cell research, molecular diagnostics, human genome project. I'm going into a Bachelor's program for Molecular Diagnostics, and am very familiar with some portions of recent genetic research.
I hope to be able to inform you all in the area of genetics in a clear an concise manner.

Matthew Goodman