Exploring the Ocean by Student - Bosley-Smith, Haley M. https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv Caribbean Sea Sponge en-us 2019-03-15 16:23:39 UTC 2026-02-13 23:40:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Was this an accidental dicovery or the result of targeted exploration? haleybosleysmith1 https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341834777 Reasearch has shown that, "Jerome P. Horwitz, a scientific researcher who created AZT in 1964 in the hope that it would cure cancer” (Vitello ).]]> 2019-03-15 16:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341834777 What steps were necessary to create or refine this product? haleybosleysmith1 https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341837104 I was unable to find the steps nor the materials in making AZT. Yet I found that, "Zidovudine [ also known as Azt ] is manufactured under the trade name Retrovir by GlaxoSmithKline"(Zidovudine (AZT, Retrovir) ).]]> 2019-03-15 16:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341837104 How exactly has this invention or improvement proved to be invaluable to us? haleybosleysmith1 https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341842694 The article states " It [ AZT ] helps to decrease the amount of HIV in your body so your immune system can work better. This lowers your chance of getting HIV complications (such as new infections, cancer) and improves your quality of life. Zidovudine belongs to a class of drugs known as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors-NRTIs.” (https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-4386/zidovudine-oral/details)]]> 2019-03-15 16:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341842694 How has this improvement helped to solidify the importance of space or sea exploration? haleybosleysmith1 https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341844598 "Recent discoveries [including AZT] have gone so far as to prove the significance of continuing oceanic exploration for the advancement of medicine"( Khalid ). It has improved the exploration of sea discovery because it has allowed us to explore more of the ocean and discover more things about it.]]> 2019-03-15 16:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341844598 Sources haleybosleysmith1 https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341847518 http://stethoscopemagazine.org/2014/08/23/the-medical-relevance-of-oceanic-exploration/
http://www.aidsmap.com/resources/treatmentsdirectory/drugs/Zidovudine-AZT-iRetroviri/page/1730919/
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/health/jerome-p-horwitz-creator-of-azt-dies-at-93.html   
https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-4386/zidovudine-oral/details
https://www.britannica.com/science/AZT]]> 2019-03-15 16:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341847518 What is AZT haleybosleysmith1 https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341853223 "AZT, in full azidothymidine, also called zidovudine, drug used to delay development of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) in patients infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)." ( Rogers).
Facts
- The creator of AZT didn't start out as a drug reasearcher
- The creator never made any money from his discovery
- AZT is also called Zidovudine ]]> 2019-03-15 17:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/haleybosleysmith1/lcl5rflj2vwv/wish/341853223