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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...
Hypnosis: a highly controversial topic in the medical field. Capable of changing a person?s behavior, modifying daily routines, causing odd reactions to normal things, plus countless other phenomena?s. Many people believe that the mystic of hypnosis does not exist and is just a simple stage routine used for entertainment. But, in this report,...
The tiger is part of the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Carnivora, family Felidae, subfamily Panthernae, genus/species Panthera tigris. have round pupils and yellow irises (except for the blue eyes of white tigers). Due to a retinal adaptation that reflects light back to the retina, the night vision of tigers...
is a disease that affects blood-forming tissues, mainly bone marrow. also affects the lymph glands and spleen. causes the body to produce an extreme amount of abnormal white blood cells. This causes infections because the abnormal cells cannot stop infections like the normal cells do. also causes anemia. Anemia is a...
Luggerhead Turtle I'am writing this paper on the Luggerhead Turtle. The goes through a lot in its lifetime. In this report on the turtle you will learn about what dangers it goes through, so read on. The Luggerhead is born underground in sand near the shore and takes about thirty-six hours to dig itself out of the nest. When it...
Global Warming is a big problem in today''s society. Global Warming also known as the Greenhouse effect is a problem everyone will soon have to face. The people of the younger generations should be educated about what Global Warming is and that it is caused due to the way people are treating the environment. We are now entering the Gre...
Regenerating extinct species, engineering babies that are born without vital body organs, this is what the use of genetic engineering brings to the world. 'In Greek myth, an chimera was a part lion, part goat, part dragon that lived in Lycia; in real life, it's an animal customized with genes of different species. In reality, it could be a...
In the early stages of the twentieth century, little was known about cell membranes. Until the early 1950s, the biological cell membrane was rarely mentioned in scientific literature. It was recognised that something was probably there, but hardly anything about it was known. Considering the lack of technical equipment available a...
Calcium transport study of SF-9 lepidopteran cells Calcium transport study of SF-9 lepidopteran cells and bull frog sympathetic ganglion cells ABSTRACT The intracellular calcium level and the calcium efflux of the bull-frog sympathetic ganglion cells (BSG) and the SF-9 lepidopteran ovarian cells were investigated using a calc...
My report is on elephantiasis. It is a disease that is mostly found in the tropics. This disease is a condition in which a part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to a thickening of the skin and the underlying tissues. It results from a long term interference with the flow of lymphatic fluid away from these tissues. The most...
A hurricane is easily the most powerful storm that mother-nature can throw at us. Every year people who live on the coasts fight hurricanes with no dismay. A hurricane is simply too strong. Their winds reach speeds of 75 mph. The winds around the eye wall can reach 130 to 150 mph. They are 200 to 300 miles in diameter. The number of casualties...
is one of the most common life threatening disease in North America. One in every twenty five hundred children born in Canada has cystic fibrosis. What is ? is a disease with no cure and the disorder itself is inherited. It affects the lungs and the digestive system. Cystic fibrosis affects the lung severely causing seri...
Canadian Black Bear The Canadian Black Bear There are 8 kinds of bears (Ursus) in the world but I chose the North American Black bear (Ursus americanus). I will be covering general information about the bear such as their size, weight, color, food, etc., but I will concentrate mainly on the hibernating cycle of the black bear. There are from...
DNA and Forensics In my essay I will discuss the topic DNA and Forensics. This is an interesting topic because there have been great advances in the field of forensic science that have affected it's credibility and usage in solving crimes that would otherwise go unsolved. DNA can be found in almost any bodily fluid (semen, saliva, blood, e...
