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=Wiki Post # 1: Genetics = Dec. 19/12 =The Family with Blue Skin! =



Everyone has heard of the Smurfs at some point in time throughout their childhood. But what many people don't know is that in the 1800's there actually was a family that had blue skin. This first started in 1820 when a man named Martin Fugate came to Kentucky. When him and his wife had their first child, it's skin was even more blue then it's fathers! Now this was a geneticists dream, they had never seen anything like this before! This family continued to pass on the gene through their family. But when people who weren't related started to have blue babies geneticists decided to try and get to the bottom of it!

 This is Martin Fugate. As you can see his skin had a blue tinge to it and as his family expanded with his kids and nieces and nephews the colour become more and more noticeably blue.

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SOOOO... How did they get blue skin in the first place? How did they pass it on the their children? The Fugates had inherited a rare skin colour because they all had methemoglobinemia!! This is a disorder where they do not have enough oxygen in their body, therefore the blood doesn't end up turning =====

red to make the skin colour we have, it stays blue which makes then have blue skin


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This is what the methemoglobin cell looks like! Yes, we all do have hemoglobin cells in the body that grabs and transports oxygen. But if you have something that looks like this under a microscope...maybe you should get that checked out!=====

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There is nothing wrong with being blue but in some cases it can cause real problems if the oxygen is kept away from tissues or the brain. But doctors have found ways of treating this rare condition. The Fugates had no problems with their children's health they all lived a happyhealthy live. Out of seven of their children, four of them ended up having blue skin.

__References__ http://io9.com/5964512/the-family-thats-had-blue-skin-since-the-1800s?tag=genetics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methemoglobinemia http://abcnews.go.com/Health/blue-skinned-people-kentucky-reveal-todays-genetic-lesson/story?id=15759819#.UNDymUI1ZFI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iJVWMR4Uq0

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=**Wiki Post #2: Evolution**= Jan. 5/13

The Evolution of Dance


==Just like everything else, dance has evolved over the years. Actually it has drastically evolved. Way back when there was the dancing they would do that involved no touching the partner at all. Now, fast forward to today and look at how we dance at parties and such. The girl and the boy get as close as they can to each other "grinding" is what they call it. You might find this picture a little funny but it is absolutely true.==

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This video shows you many different styles of dance that have been created over many years. This motivational speaker shows us just how much fun it can be to let lose and let the music take you and to just dance your heart out. Your never too old!

Dance is something people like to do on their own time to just clear their head and get away from everything but also like to go out to cubs and dance with strangers. Dance is something you have to do with an open mind. Just let loose and go with the flow. If your out dancing with strangers its a good way to get to know people and let loose with people around you.

There are many different types of dance. You can do it on your own but there are also a lot of classes you can take for different types of dance for example...

Ballet

Ballet is one of the most important types of dance as most of the other types are based off ballet. Ballet uses music to tell a story and make the audience go into another world.

Jazz

Jazz dance is a very fun type of dance. You just go with the music and improvise your own ideas into the dance.

Hip Hop

Hip hop dance involves some hard moves such as breaking, popping, locking and krumping! So it;s more difficult but so cool to watch!

Belly Dancing

Belly Dancing is also a very cool type of dance. It is a very unique dance that involves rolling the hips and abdomen. They also have really cool costumes!

This is definitely not all the types of dances, there are so many more but these are a few that are most common!

If you guys wanna check out the second part of the video of the dance of evolution here it is! i recommend watching it :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inLBPVG8oEU

Also if you wanna see some more dance types check out this website! http://dance.about.com/od/typesofdance/tp/Dance_Types.htm

This is a cool article that talk about how dance has evolved into a mans world! http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/movies/has-dance-evolved-into-a-man-s-world.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm

Refrences http://dance.about.com/od/typesofdance/tp/Dance_Types.htm http://www.break.com/pictures/big-tipz-2269314 http://www.azteenmagazine.com/stage-theatre.php?article=62 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/movies/has-dance-evolved-into-a-man-s-world.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm

=Wiki Post #3: Body Systems=

= The Nervous System =



=== Your nervous system consists of two main parts, your brain and spinal cord. Your brain is the thing that helps you remember what your doing where your going! Its even in charge of your dreams! The brain is the control centre of your body it controls everything your doing even when your asleep! This picture shows which parts of your brain control which senses. Neat eh! ===

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This is a cute little video that talks about the two parts of the nervous system, the central and the peripheral. AKA the brain and spinal cord. Ever wonder why our body reacts to hot and cold or bitter and sweet? Well this video will help you understand it more!



This diagram shows you the central nervous system (yellow) and the peripheral nervous system (red). The spinal cord is a long bundle of nerves that attaches to the brain. 31 pairs of spinal nerves connect your spinal cord to the rest of your body. The carry information in forms of impulse to the rest of your body. Your spinal cord is a very delicate thing. You don't want to injure it or the sections below the injury will be cut off from getting signals from the brain and that part will become paralyzed! So be careful with your spinal cord!

There are many scary diseases that can effect your nervous system. One of those are parkinson's disease. It is a disorder of the brain that leads to shaking and tremors, difficulty walking, movement and coordination. This is the most common movement disorder and it is cause by the lack of dopamine which you can see in the picture below and the one to the right of it shows some symptoms.

It is so important to protect your central nervous system and stay safe! If your going skiing or snowboarding wear a helmet! As weird as this sounds...Do a pole dancing class, they help strengthen your spinal cord! Ladies stop wearing high heals as much, they effect your spinal cord in a bad way! SO stay active and be safe! Protect your body and nervous system!!



To read more about the central nervous system this tells you a bunch of info! http://www.mc.uky.edu/behavioralscience/research/gismanual/Lessons/Central%20Nervous%20System.pdf

If you don't believe me about high heels effecting your spine check it out here! http://floridahospitalspine.com/content/how-high-heels-affect-your-body

To learn more about parkinson's disease click below! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_disease

References http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/brain.html http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nsdivide.html http://biology.about.com/od/organsystems/ss/central-nervous-system.htm http://www.abroadindians.com/news/how-to-protect-your-heels-and-knees-and-spinal-cord/5564