Science Fair Project 2014

Title:

Drugs and Genetics:
The Way Their Effects Differ Among Us

Purpose:

The purpose of this experiment was to determine why some gene mutations cause people to respond differently, and to observe if there was a pattern in the responses.

Abstract

In surveys recently conducted, results have shown that a very high percentile of people in the United States take at very least one prescribed drug per month while a slightly smaller percentile consumes drugs illegally as well. Apart from those percentiles about a quarter of the population takes three or more prescribed drugs. However, these prescriptions are very dangerous and the way people respond to them differ through themselves and the drugs as well. These responses are due to genetic mutations. Therefore, in this project the analyst will use online databases to identify the different ways genetic mutations interconnect with the way a body processes, and responds to certain drugs. The experimenter will then see if there is any repetition or patterns among the genetic mutations and responses by the body.

Hypothesis

If a genetic mutation is the same in a group of people, then there response to a drug will also be the same.

Conclusion

After comparing data with twenty four different drugs,