UV Light Exposure and Tetrahymena thermophilia: Expression of the PHR2 Gene

The PHR2 (photolyase repair) gene functions in the repair of DNA in Tetrahymena thermophila. It was hypothesized that when Tetrahymena cultures are exposed to UV light, increased expression of PHR2 would occur in response to the damage incurred. UV light has been known to cause the formation of pyrimidine dimers and other disruptions in DNA. Through two rounds of experimentation, the acute impact of UV light exposure was monitored. The cultures underwent RNA extraction, reverse transcription, and semi-quantitative PCR analysis. We predicted that UV exposure would result in the increased expression of PHR2

Feminist Social Research: Epistemological and Methodological Implications

In this paper I examine some of the primary debates in feminist epistemology, with a particular emphasis on postmodern epistemological positions, asking what these mean for doing research. One central question I ask is \u27what role should the concept of objectivity have in feminist sociological research?\u27 I argue for a reformulation of the concept of objectivity that, sympathetic with feminist postmodernism, rejects the ideal of value-neutrality in research, but that also rejects relativism and subjectivism. Keeping these debates in mind, I will examine debates regarding feminist methodology and the question of whether or not there is a specific feminist method or methodology. I argue against the existence of a distinct \u27feminist method\u27 and reject the polarization between quantitative and qualitative research that dominates much of this debate

UV Light Exposure and Tetrahymena thermophilia: Expression of the PHR2 Gene

The PHR2 (photolyase repair) gene functions in the repair of DNA in Tetrahymena thermophila. It was hypothesized that when Tetrahymena cultures are exposed to UV light, increased expression of PHR2 would occur in response to the damage incurred. UV light has been known to cause the formation of pyrimidine dimers and other disruptions in DNA. Through two rounds of experimentation, the acute impact of UV light exposure was monitored. The cultures underwent RNA extraction, reverse transcription, and semi-quantitative PCR analysis. We predicted that UV exposure would result in the increased expression of PHR2

Introduction: Drugs and Culture

Asserting that medicalization is nothing but a specific form of problematization underscores both the general signification of the phenomenon and its relative commonality: it is one of many configurations of problems. In the case of addiction in France, it evolved during the late 1980s and early 1990's from a problem of drug withdrawal to one of risk reduction. The former was formulated by psychiatrists with the objective of weaning addicts off drugs. The latter was defined by public health specialists who considered that the major threat was infectious diseases caused by the injection of drugs. The traditional medicalization of addictions involves a distinction between good and bad behaviors, temperance and dependence, governing of the self and giving oneself up. On the one hand, medicalization substitutes itself to law enforcement activities or, the liberal programs of syringe and needle exchange and methadone treatment displace the repressive activities of the police

Youth, Drugs, and Nightlife

Includes bibliographical references and index.Epidemiology meets cultural studies : studying and understanding youth cultures, clubs, and drugs -- Clubbers, candy kids and Jaded Ravers : introducing the scene, the participants, and the drugs -- Clubbing, drugs, and the dance scene in a global perspective -- Youth, us drug policy, and social control of the dance scene -- Uncovering the local : San Francisco's nighttime economy -- "The great unmentionable" : exploring the pleasures and benefits of ecstasy -- Drug use and the meaning of risk -- Combining different substances in the dance scene : enhancing pleasure, managing risk, and timing effects -- Drugs, gender, sexuality, and accountability in the world of raves -- Alcohol, gender, and social context -- Asian American youth : consumption, identity, and drugs in the dance scene