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Cloning 4
Number of words: 1481 - Number of pages: 6.... type, such as a human fibroblast or a rodent-human hybrid cell containing a full set of rodent chromosomes and a single human chromosome. Human embryo cloning starts with a standard in vitro fertilization procedure. Sperm and an egg cell are mixed together on a glass dish. After conception, the zygote (fertilized egg) is allowed to develop into a blastula (a hollow mass of cells). The zygote divides first into two cells, then four, then eight... A chemical is added to the dish to remove the “zona pellucida” covering; this material provides nutrients to the cells to promote cell divi .....
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Mercury 2
Number of words: 532 - Number of pages: 2.... The surface temperature on the side of Mercury closest to the Sun reaches 427 degrees Celsius, a temperature hot enough to melt tin. On the side facing away from the Sun, or the night side, the temperature drops to -183 degrees Celsius. Scientists have detected a magnetic field surrounding Mercury, though it is not as strong as the field around the Earth. Scientists theorize that Mercury's field is due to an iron-bearing core or possibly to the solar winds. Mercury's atmosphere is very thin and is composed of helium and sodium. The surface of Mercury has been shaped by three processes: impa .....
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Evolution
Number of words: 874 - Number of pages: 4.... passed on to the animal's offspring (Strickberger 23). Lamarck's theory on was proven false because it incorrectly asserts that organisms can change their inheritable traits. This assertion was shown to be untrue when the theory of natural selection was conceived.
The idea of natural selection was formed by both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the mid-1800s. Unaware of each other's work, they developed the same theory independently. Originally the theory was scoffed at by the scientific community, but now it is widely accepted. The theory of natural selection states that .....
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Human Cloning -
Number of words: 1292 - Number of pages: 5.... research banned by the Reagan and Bush administrations in most of the 1980’s and the 1990’s (religoustolerance). Although the ban was lifted during the first days of Bill Clinton’s presidency, in 1997 he sent a bill to congress marked “immediate consideration and prompt enactment” stating that it would be illegal to create a human clone whether in private or public laboratories. Along with the US ban, nineteen European countries including Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Sweden, Macedonia, and Turkey, .....
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Flouridation
Number of words: 1681 - Number of pages: 7.... with this information, Dr. Gerald Cox of the Mellon Institute
began to promote the addition of fluoride to public water systems, claiming that
it would reduce tooth decay, however there were two major obstacles in his path,
The American Medical Association, and The American Dental Association. Both
associations wrote articles in their journals about the dangers of fluoridation
of water supplies. The American Dental Association wrote the following in the
October 1, 1944 issue: “We do know the use of drinking water containing as
little as 1.2 to 3.0 parts per million of fluorine will .....
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Evolution 2
Number of words: 927 - Number of pages: 4.... Take public transportation for example. The thought of having the train that takes us into the city is a commonly know option. Not always have people been able to choose public transportation as a method of getting to and from. Dating as far back as 1889 when the first method of public transportation was developed in Massachusetts. Before this the thought of having a bus or train run to the main areas of a community was absolutely unheard of. But in today’s society there are many people who depend of the train or bus to get to work or to school or wherever it is they are going. Wh .....
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Mitochondrial Dna
Number of words: 349 - Number of pages: 2.... all effectors are triggered by simply hormones. Cells in the retinal area of the eye are triggered by photons that strike rhodopsin. When the rhodospin it activates the G protein, transductin, to travel to the effector enzyme, and thus regulates the levels of soduim ions (Na+). The eye cells become hyperpolarized, thus producing a negative charge, signaling visual data to the brain.
The two afore mentioned receptors are just hundreds that exist in the human body. All the receptors employ the help of G proteins to produce such signals. G proteins regulate the transfer of signals b .....
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The Forever Moving Land
Number of words: 2829 - Number of pages: 11.... about 3.8 billion
years. The mantle is about 2900 km. thick, which lies above a layer of molten
magma that still exists today. The immense heat from the magma (approximately
2700(C) causes convection in the mantle (Figure 1). Convection is caused by
non-uniform temperature in a fluid and density differences. This continuous
convection is the cause of plate movement. Each complete cycle, called a
convection cell, drives the plate in the direction of the cell. How does a
'solid' mantle move? The mantle may be solid but, as with most solids, it will
deform if long term stress is appli .....
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Acting To Save Mother Earth
Number of words: 500 - Number of pages: 2.... and other products packaged only in materials that will decay naturally or that can be recycled. The idea is to prevent unrecyclable materials from even entering the home. For instance, 60 of the 190 pounds of plastic-especially styrofoam-each American uses a year are thrown out as soon as packages are opened. Be kind to your planet by buying eggs, fast food, and other products in cardboard instead of styrofoam cartons. Buy beverages in glass or aluminum containers instead of plastic ones. Buy in bulk to reduce the amount of packaging, you will save money too. Finally, when you can, .....
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Biology Heat Loss Practical Write Up
Number of words: 1982 - Number of pages: 8.... area to volume ratio of 1.25:1. However, generally when you increase the size of an object the surface area to volume ratio decreases so in this example it is very likely that the two flasks in question are different shapes.
In this experiment the two flasks which will be used will different surface area to volume ratios as follows:
100 cm3 flask: Volume = 100, Surface Area = 115. Surface Area to Volume Ratio =
115
---- : 1 = 1.15 : 1
100
500 cm3 flask: Volume = 500, Surface area = 330. Surface Area to Volume Ratio =
330
---- : 1 = 0.66 : 1
500
As it is seen .....
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