tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566910144128958757.post4737094620896814324..comments2023-04-30T00:48:50.178-07:00Comments on Core Biology I Honors: New Tools to Hunt New VirusesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08576127734266494869noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566910144128958757.post-10962877949660159022013-05-30T22:59:32.827-07:002013-05-30T22:59:32.827-07:00in this post fiona was able to summarize the passa...in this post fiona was able to summarize the passage well but also had its flaws, but knew what she was explaining, and made the article seem interesting.<br /> For example in an area where she made the article seem very interesting was the statistics of past diseases, and being able to gene sequence rapidly and be able to post DNA strands online for many people to see. things within this article and review that fascinated me was the plagues how it had an impact and about the new diseases spreading. things that could've made this review potentially better would be to elaborate on the tools WebMD and PROMED, or summarize more of the tools used instead of focusing a lot on the diseases that occurred long ago, as the passage is about "new tools to hunt new viruses". <br />She also could've tried to explain more about rapid gene sequencing as one may be clueless to what it would mean. overall the review Fiona posted made it seem interesting to learn more about it.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535263894507145398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566910144128958757.post-6620170468550674682013-05-30T22:53:46.747-07:002013-05-30T22:53:46.747-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535263894507145398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566910144128958757.post-92081930066153471452013-05-30T19:03:27.655-07:002013-05-30T19:03:27.655-07:00Fiona's analysis of the article was very sound...Fiona's analysis of the article was very sound, pointing out that it didn't particularly explain in depth the tools to hunt for these viruses which is what I suppose it was supposed to be about considering the title. She did a good job of talking about how every day people are reacting to this, (referring to the fact people are posting symptoms to popular medical websites like WebMD) and reiterating the importance of finding ways to stop all these new strains by reminding us of two very prominent events in history where a mass amount of people were killed (Spanish Influenza and Black Plague). <br />I do wish she had explained more of the stuff she did read in the article, such as the description of the diseases that were mentioned in the article. She also mentioned that she decided to look up rapid gene sequencing which sounds fascinating. I would have loved to learn what it was exactly, and how they can actually find a cure to these virus from knowing their DNA sequence. Not particularly necessary since she did cover her article in its entirety, but some more would've made it even more interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981940191768680705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-566910144128958757.post-63300342165097493572013-05-29T16:36:47.523-07:002013-05-29T16:36:47.523-07:00One positive thing dealing with Fiona's respon... One positive thing dealing with Fiona's response is her ability to keep the reader "turning the pages" with seamless grammer and excellent use of vocabulary. The way she interwove the data and factual information from her article in formulating a magnificent response was well done as well. For example, Fiona states "15 new strains of diseases have hit the globe", rather than saying a lot of new diseases have come about. Lastly, Fiona's critical response to the article in her final paragraph displayed that while reading her article she actually used thought and intuition.<br /> I was very surprised at the spread and growth of new deadly diseases throughout the world. Also, I was aware of the tragedy of the black plague, but I can't say I was informed that the disease killed up to two hundred million human beings. That number is catastrophic and explains why that plague in particular is so heavily discussed. <br /> The response was very well written except for one aspect. I felt that the information from the article was almost used too often throughout the response. An easy tweak, but more personal feedback would have improved the response.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798174249435065256noreply@blogger.com