Genetic Technology and the betterment of our world What exactly is genetic engineering? A simple definition of genetic engineering is ?the ability to isolate DNA pieces that contain selected genes of other species?(Muench 238). Genetic engineering has been the upcoming field of biology since the early nineteen seventies. The prospero...
: A Four Corners Study When a new virus appeared in the Four Corners region, American scientists were stumped. What was causing such a quick death to such healthy people? Was there a potential epidemic on their hands? No one knew, and when they finally determined that a strain hantavirus was involved, many were shocked. This had to be so...
Colorado River Geography Colorado River Geographers can tell you that the one thing that most rivers and their adjacent flood plains in the world have in common is that they have rich histories associated with human settlement and development. This especially true in arid regions which are very dependent upon water. Two excellent examples...
Irrigating Crops with Seawater Brown J. Jed, Glenn Edward P., and O?Leary James W. 1998. Irrigating Crops with Seawater. Scientific American. ?Irrigating Crops with Seawater? talks about the global problem of finding enough water and land for the world?s population to survive. An estimated 494.2 million acres of cropla...
is a disorder associated to any disease affecting the central nervous system causing inflammation of the brain. Due to the fact that the disorder is so common in many hundreds of diseases it is hard to narrow the disorder down. Many diseases can cause this disorder such as: meningitis, epilepsy and many parasitic infections, which atta...