The Dengue Virus was the cause of the outbreak. It was traced back to Peru, where
Lupita had ordered holy water from there, where Dengue virus is common. After blasting the DNA samples of the pond and the victims I was able to conclude this.
Mosquitoes traveled with the water and came to the pond where the victims spent time around. Joel was determined to have gonorrhea and had probably gotten it from one of his partners. Dengue Virus had nothing to do with Joel. Felix was diagnosed with anthrax and this also had nothing to do with the Dengue Virus. Lupita, Lionel, and
Naomi all had the Dengue Virus. Their symptoms were all similar, however Dengue
Virus can be treated and the patients will survive.
1. What techniques are necessary to attain an uncontaminated DNA sequence that can be compared to known data genetic bases by a forensic scientists or a pathologist?
To get an uncontaminated DNA sequence, the sample must be pure. Once a forensic scientist or pathologist has had the DNA sequence UN coded, he can then search databases to see what that section of DNA codes for.
2. How do you compare DNA sequences?
You compare DNA sequences by comparing their each individual sequence of bases or nucleotides.
3. Why is bioinformatics the future of biotechnology?
Biotechnology could then be easily accessed online and more accessible and understandable to people not in the industry.
4. What is more definitive in pathogen identification: clinical information or sequence data? Defend your answer.
Clinical information is more definite than sequence data because often times the sequence data that comes up for a certain dna strand will have many different versions of that dna strand. Genetic history in the patient also could have nothing to do with a virus or bacterial infection.
5. What variables must be considered when engineering a computer program to sleuth an outbreak scenario?
Genetic history of the patients/suspects.
Environment
Past history: jobs, diseases contracted, hygiene, etc.
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