1. There is a remedy for male pattern baldness - at least that’s what millions of males hope since the FDA approved Upjohn’s Minoxidil for such a use. To study its effectiveness 600 bald men were randomly chosen and then randomly assigned to receive topical Minoxidil or identical appearing placebo. In the Minoxidil group, 33 out of 300 patients had some new hair growth, where as in the placebo group 21 out of 300 patients had some new hair growth.
(a) Does this data support the claim that Minoxidil is effective?
(b) Find the p-value of the test.
1. There is a remedy for male pattern baldness - at least that’s what millions of...
Clinical trials are usually conducted in phases that build on one another. Each phase is designed to answer certain questions. Knowing the phase of the clinical trial is important because it can give you some idea about how much is known about the treatment being studied. There are pros and cons to taking part in each phase of a clinical trial. Phase I clinical trials: Is the treatment safe? Phase I studies of a new drug are usually the first...
objective question
What is the mode and the mean for the following set of numbers? {4,9,8,2,16,4,4,8,9,6} O A. Mean = 7, mode =8 O B. Mean = 7, mode =4 O C. Mean = 6, mode =8 O D. Mean = 8, mode =9 You are conducting a survey of the people of the United Kingdom to find out how popular the racket sports are. You randomly choose people to call, and make 1,000 phone calls to people scattered across...
What should have Merck & Co, Inc done differently in regards to river blindness? Merck & Company, Inc.: Having the Vision to Succeed by Stephanie Weiss and David Bollier An Expensive Care for a Poor Market In 1978, Dr. P. Roy Vagelos, then head of the Merck research labs, received a provocative memorandum from a senior researcher in parasitology, Dr. William C. Campbell. Dr. Campbell had made an intriguing observation while working with ivennectin, a new antiparasitic compound under investigation...
explain 1 or 2 molecular details in how epigenetics may allow
melanoma cells to outsmart BRAF inhibitors
**This is for a genetics course
Seope: This science commentary claims that epigeneties plays a role in cancer cells becoming therapy-resistant. The language used is generalized for the non-scientist and does not include any molecular details, such as methylation of a specific nucleotide in an allele or modification of a specific histone tail amino acid. Your task (individually or in a group of...
Please read the article bellow and discuss the shift in the
company's approach to genetic analysis. Please also discuss what
you think about personal genomic companies' approaches to research.
Feel free to compare 23andMe's polices on research with another
company's. Did you think the FDA was right in prohibiting 23andMe
from providing health information?
These are some sample talking points to get you thinking about
the ethics of genetic research in the context of Big Data. You
don't have to...