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8th-Semester-Spring-2025/biology/week-6/prelab-project6.md

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+# Pre-Lab Project 6
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+A key concept from the video "mRNA Vaccines" is how mRNA style vaccines differ from traditional vaccines. While traditional vaccines can take years to develop, mRNA vaccines are quick to develop.
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+Traditional vaccines inject a weakened version of the actual virus, while mRNA vaccines only inject messenger RNA (mRNA). mRNA makes the body produce a small part of the virus instead of the whole virus. This way, the immune system can learn about the specific antigen and create corresponding antibodies. 
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+Since traditional vaccines inject actual viruses or virus fragments, a full immune response can be triggered, causing an array of side effects. With mRNA vaccines, on the other hand, side-effects are minimized.
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+My question is why do the mRNA induced antigens not cause an immune response with side-effects?

8th-Semester-Spring-2025/biology/week-6/vocab/Sharpe_VocabularyAssignment6.md

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+title: BIOL01113 Vocabulary Assignment 6
+author: Aidan Sharpe
+date: March 3rd, 2025
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+---
+
+### Pathogen
+Any disease-causing agent (virus, bacterium, prions).
+
+### Virus
+Non-cellular parasites made of organic molecules and nucleic acid. They bridge the gap between the living and non-living.
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+### Bacterium
+Single-celled prokaryotes (cells without nuclei or any membrane-bound organelle).
+
+### Infection
+The invasion and disease of tissues in a host organism by a pathogen.
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+### Virulence
+A measure of the disease-causing capability of a pathogen.
+
+### Epidemic
+An outbreak of a disease with higher-than average cases that is constrained to a specific region.
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+### Pandemic
+An epidemic that spans many or all regions.
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+### Emerging Disease
+A disease in a population for the first time.
+
+### Antibiotic
+A chemical substance that kills or stops the growth of bacteria.
+
+### Antibiotic Resistance
+A trait associated with some pathogens that allow it to survive in the presence of antibiotics.