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This overview and information is for health care professionals and students to understand and value the upcoming technology and medical advances related to genomics. It can be used in the classroom as a Powerpoint Presentation or assigned to students or health care staff for self-study.

Genetics and Genomics in Health Care in MERLOT

Determination of Isotopic Abundance of 2H, 13C, 18O, and 37Cl in Biofield Energy Treated Dichlorophenol Isomers

2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) and 2,6-dichlorophenol (2,6-DCP) are two isomers...

Physicochemical and Spectral Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated 4-Methylbenzoic Acid

The present study was aimed to analyse the impact of biofield energy treatment...

Physical, Thermal, and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated Murashige and Skoog Plant Cell Culture Media

The Murashige and Skoog medium (MS media) is a chemically defined and widely...

Physicochemical Evaluation of Biofield Treated Peptone and Malmgren Modified Terrestrial Orchid Medium

Peptone and Malmgren modified terrestrial orchid (MMTO) has been used as a...

Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Isotopic Abundance of 13C, 2H, or 15N in Biofield Energy Treated Aminopyridine Derivatives

2-Aminopyridine (2-AP) and 2,6-diaminopyridine (2,6-DAP) are two derivatives of...

Physicochemical Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated Hi VegTM Acid Hydrolysate

The hydrolysed vegetable proteins are acidic or enzymatic hydrolytic product of...

Physicochemical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Yeast Extract Powder After the Biofield Energy Treatment

Yeast extract powder (YE powder) is particularly used in culture media for the...

Comparative Physicochemical Evaluation of Biofield Treated Phosphate Buffer Saline and Hanks Balanced Salt Medium

Phosphate buffer saline (PBS) has numerous biological and pharmaceutical...

Quantitative Determination of Isotopic Abundance Ratio of 13C, 2H, and 18O in Biofield Energy Treated Ortho and Meta Toluic Acid Isomers

O-Toluic acid (OTA) and m-toluic acid (MTA) are two isomers of toluic acid that...

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