The practice by which athletes abuse commercial erythropoietin by injecting it to increase the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is known as

This is the nitrogenous base only found in rna

Mr. j, age 42, is a construction worker in las vegas. he recently noticed that a mole on his face seemed to be getting larger and darker. at first he did not worry because he was in the sun a lot and assumed the change may have been caused by sunburn. after a month, not only was the mole larger and darker, but it appeared to be “bumpy.” his doctor diagnosed a malignant melanoma skin cancer following biopsy of the nevus. mr. j reports pain in his right shin that does not go away when he puts his feet up or sleeps. discussion questions 1. relate mr. j’s skin changes to the warning signs for malignant melanoma. (see malignant melanoma.) 2. discuss the normal progression of this malignancy. what is the significance of the bone pain that mr. j is experiencing? (see malignant melanoma.) 3. discuss the treatment available for this patient and the prognosis for recovery. (see malignant melanoma.)

Asample of digestive juice was removed from the stomach of a pig. the juice was placed in a test tube along with some grains of wheat. a second test tube was set up containing an equal number of wheat grains, with distilled water rather than digestive juice. the test tubes were kept for 8 hours at 40 degrees c. after 8 hours, the grains inside the digestive juice had broken into tiny particles. the grains of wheat, in the water, were wet but otherwise unchanged. what is the control group?