Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Fall 2018 Lecture 19 - Twin study, S phase, Sarcoma
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Reaper is a protein involved in apoptosis in drosophila, it also is involved with the protein called. Reaper is under the control of the homeotic genes, dna damage (p53), and ecdysones. This gene is under three di erent in uences plus epigenetic regulation. Overlapping layers of regulation ensure genes are only expressed when/where they are needed. In canada, men are at higher risk of cancer than women. Sex speci c hormones (hormones that stimulate cell division) Lifetime probability of canadians dying from cancer is about 25% You"re going to live long enough to die of cancer (cancer rates are higher among older people) President nixon declared war on cancer in 1971 over 30 years and nothing has changed. People are surviving more but not very much from industrialized countries over a 15 year span. So much money is spent and we"re getting almost nowhere in cancer prevention.
