GAC013 Assessment Event 2: Case Study Investigation (Draft)
Compare and Contrast the Two
Scientific Advances
Student’s Name: Song Yongsung
Student ID #:
HUK21984
Teacher:
Daniel Choi
Due Date:
19 July 2012
Word Count:
702
Table of Contents
Abstract .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Methodology ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Process ................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Data collection methods................................................................................................................................................... 2
Addressing the Research Purpose ............................................................................................................................. 2
Findings .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Discussion .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................................................................................................. 4
Reference ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Appendices ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Appendix A .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Appendix B .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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HUK21984
Abstract
Two scientific researches which are about genetic mutation and cholesterol is both helpful to human
society. I use internet when I research about these topics to The New York Times. And I made a table
that about compare and contrast the two findings. Next, I explain how to this findings contribute to
human progress which is helpful to general health. Finally, I choose the genetic mutation contribute
better than other findings.
Introduction
This essay is made for compare and contrasts the two scientific discoveries for distinguishing the
scientific advances for human between finding good cholesterol which is called HDL and finding a
fish which adapt to PCBs by genetic mutation. Before I research these two topics I had a stereotype
that cholesterol is no way to helpful for human health and genetic mutation is always harmful for
organism except microorganism. This scientific found should be helpful for human society such as,
people don’t keep aloof the food which involve cholesterol even content is very small and the other
predicted effect is scientist will find out that genetic mutation can be helpful for people.
Methodology
Process
a) I decided the two topics.
b) I researched on the internet to finding scientific discovery.
c) Compare between the two scientific advances
d) Choose which one was better.
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Data collection methods
a) Internet
A. Site 1 – New York Times
Addressing the Research Purpose
A. New York Times – 1. Genetic mutation give help to tomcod to survive.
2. Tomcod didn’t affected to PCBs
3. HDL may lower the disease risk
4. HDL may have no relationship that make better to heart disease.
Findings
A genetic mutation allows
Hudson
River fish to adapt to PCBs.
Genetic mutation is not
always harmful. It also can
give helps to organism.
It can solve that surviving the
extremely rough
environments.
‘Good cholesterol’ structure
identified could help explain
protective effects.
Cholesterol is not always
harmful
to human health.
This discovery can be the
solution
the many kinds of disease.
Which part of science does it belong
to and why?
Biochemistry and genetics.
Health science, biology and
biochemistry.
When and by who was it discovered?
NYUS of Medicine scientist
found out at 2/18/2011
UC researchers found out at
13/3/2011
Topic
Aspects to be examined
What is the scientific advance?
Which issue does it address
Provide a historical perspective what was the previous strategy for
dealing with the issue?
What is the contribution of the
scientific advance to human
progress?
Similarities
People found out just basic
information like appearance.
And can survive the rough
circumstance-So they didn't
eat the tomcod.
Genetic mutation can be
helpful for people that
making to survive wherever
the location is.
People think all cholesterol is
harmful. So, they didn't eat
the foods which have lots of
cholesterol.
This discovery give helps to
human health such as, heart
disease.
These two discoveries related to health science.
Also, people stereotype is changed.
Finding timing was similar.
Table 1: result of compare and contrast the two topics.
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This table shows some question which can show the compares and contrast. Generally, I contrast and
compare about the how this scientific findings can affect to human progress as a good way. Also, what
the people thinking were before found out these scientific findings. Lastly, I also tried to find out the
similarities between Hudson River fish and Good cholesterol.
Discussion
The reason why tomcod can survive to Hudson River which polluted by PCBs is the extremely
bad environment occurred the genetic mutation to tomcod which is changing the gene called
ARH2 which can control the toxic. Before scientist found out this fish, people think in Hudson
River, there are no fish because of PCBs. After people found out, they start to avoid. But the New
York University School of Medicine scientists want to know why they can survive. So, they found
it. This discovery gives the genetic mutation is not always bad things, it can be good way. For
example, we can make genetic mutation artificially so, people who live in bad environment can
adapt to that region. Also, this can help the solution of disease. Such as, people who have disease
because genetic mutation can be treated by this discovery.
According to UC researchers, this discovery which is found out high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
that is called good cholesterol can also be helpful to human health. Especially, disease which is
related to heart, cardiovascular and stroke can be preventing by high number of HDL. Because,
HDL have lots of HDL and Apo lipoprotein A-I. Before UC researchers found out the HDL,
people think cholesterol is always giving bad influence. After this, people thinking change. But,
according to The New York Times, HDL might be no influence to cardiovascular disease. Only
little part of molecular of HDL can affect to heart disease. Also, trial which taking medicine that
giving help to improve the HDL level stopped. Because of there are no improvements about
cardiovascular. However, this scientific finding still can give good influence to making the
medicine of diseases especially, cardiovascular, heart and cardiovascular disease. Although, The
New York Times said HDL might be no relationship between heart disease and HDL, it’s not
clearly identified yet. So, there are still finding the good influence to human society.
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Conclusions and Recommendations
After the compare and contrast the two discoveries, finding a genetic mutation allows Hudson River
fish to adapt to PCBs is better finding. Because, other discovery is that help only specific part of
human. But finding about genetic mutation is help all over the human society.
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Reference
Kolata, Gina. “Doubt Cast on the ‘Good’ in ‘Good Cholesterol’.” The New York Times. The New
York Times, 18 May 2012. Web. 19 July 2012.
Rabin, Roni Caryn. “ ‘Good’ Cholesterol May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk.” The New York Times, The
New York Times. 16 Dec. 2010. Web. 19 July 2012.
Reinberg, Steven. “Trial Stopped After Niacin Brings No Benefit to Heart Patients.” US News. US
News, 26 May 2011. Web. 19 July 2012.
Rudolf, John Collins. “Speedy Evolution, Indeed.” The New York Times, The New York Times. 18
Feb. 2011 Web. 19 July 2012.
Zimmer, Carl. “Evolution Right Under Our Noses.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 25
July 2011. Web. 19 July 2012,
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Appendices
Appendix A – it’s a picture that tomcod in Hudson River.
Appendix B- This picture is show the difference between HDL and LDL
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