nnSection1: Read current events related to biology in the news, on specified weeks you are required to identify, read, and analyze an article from the popular press that relates to a current issue in biology. Examples of appropriate sources for articles include the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Oakland Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Economist, Wired, Scientific American, Time, or Newsweek. The article should relate as much as possible to cells, osmosis, photosynthesis, respiration, DNA and RNA, mitosis and meiosis.nnFull citation information for your article, including the hyperlink to the website URL/source, authors, date of publication, and page numbers.nnA 5-7 sentence short summary of the main ideas of the article.nnA 5-7 sentence reflection on your personal response to or ideas about the article.nn3-5 thoughtful questions that the article raised for you personally.nnSection2: Write two complete and substantive posts in response to the following two posts, make sure your response is at least 100-150 words.nnPost1: Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine. “Major racial bias found in leading genomics databases.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 11 October 2016. .nnSummary:nnResearchers have confirmed for the first time that two of the top genomic databases, which are widely used today by clinical geneticists, reflect a measurable bias toward genetic data based on European ancestry over that of African ancestry. This bias was uncovered by a national group of researchers. In addition, it has increased the difficulty and cost of applying genomic medicine to minority populations. However, Dr. E. Albert Reece argues that the advantage of studying multiple genetic ancestries would produce more accurate clinical diagnoses. Reece declares, “by applying the genetic ancestry data of all major racial backgrounds, we can perform more precise and cost-effective clinical diagnoses that benefit patients and physicians alike.”nnResponse:nnAfter reading the article, I have gained a better understanding of the important role of African ancestry in clinical genetics. To establish an accurate comparison to current database results, the researchers have assembled a massive and high-quality non-European genome data set. 642 subjects samples from the African diaspora, including representatives from the US, African, and Afro-Caribbean populations, were sequenced in order to produce this unique data set. Moreover, the study has found out that there are clear preferences towards European genetic variants over non-Europeans’. To put it differently, Europeans are vastly overrepresented and ethnically diverse populations are somewhat excluded from human genomics research. Overall, it is crucial to reflect that any biases or population specificities for African-ancestry patients that inflate the number of prioritized variants would result in extra effort to find the root cause of the variant among African-ancestry patients.nnQuestions:nn1. How does Western bias in human genetic occur?nn2. What effect will the genetic bias generate on health care equality?nn3. What action can people take to fix the genetic bias?nnPost2: Source: “Lifestyle is a threat to gut bacteria: Ötzi proves it, study shows”nnUniversità di Trento. “Lifestyle is a threat to gut bacteria: Ötzi proves it, study shows: Study explores the variation and evolution of Prevotella copri, a common human gut microbe.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 18 October 2019. .nn://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191018112136… (Links to an external site.)nnSummary: The diets in the western world has a major impact on our gut bacteria. The bacteria that is lacked amongst western countries are beneficial to our diet. The article then talks about the iceman who was found in Europe in 1991 and how his gut bacteria is still very much the same as in non-western countries. The lack of this bacteria in the western world is being associated with an increase in allergies, autoimmune and gastrointestinal diseases, and obesity in the western world. They stated they still don’t know the full consequences of the changes and lack of specific bacteria in the western world.nnPersonal Response: As all of us in this class live in the western world, I find it scary that our gut bacteria is not what its suppose to be. I kind of figured there was a problem with the western’s world diet due to all the processed food and fatty foods we ate but I thought if you ate a balanced diet then you would be pretty good. This study really shows how off base our western diet really is when compared to what we really need to eat. Reading the study I want to really change my diet to avoid the consequences they mentioned such as gastrointestinal diseases and obesity. They even talked about antibiotics affecting us, and antibiotics are widely used to treat medical problems in the western world. It’s all kind of scary to consider but also really important to know so I can make conscious decisions about my food or medicine I’m taking.nnQuestions: Does the article refer to all western ways of eating like vegetables or fruits that are produced using GMO’s? Or is it simply the processed foods causing the drastic change in bacteria?nnIf I were to make an immediate change in my diet, how long would it take to restore the good bacteria?nnWhen they mention the western world, is every country included? Or did they find some countries who were really healthy with their gut bacteria?nn