The Effect of Ampicillin Amounts and Incubation Time on E. Coli Growth

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Research papers   |   11/13/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Penicillin, derived from the soil mold Penicillium, was the primary antibiotic used to cure bacterial infections after being discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming. Briefly following its discovery and mass production bacteria began expressing...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Antibiotic resistance . E coli . Resistance to bacteria . Materials and methods . Results. Discussion. References....»

Bear Attacks

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Research papers   |   10/23/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Bears are one of the most widely distributed animals in the world. At least one of the eight bear species currently exists in Asia, Europe, North and South America, and the Arctic. Bears in Africa became extinct several million years ago. Australia...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The image of bears as 'Man eaters'. North American bears. Grizzly bears . Black bears. Polar bears. Discussion. References....»

ATP Production through Fermentation

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   10/09/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Many people are already indirectly familiar with the processes of fermentation, from the baker to the body builder. The baker, when baking his bread, adds yeasts that produces CO2, which makes the bread rise. Alcohol is also produced during this...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods. Results. Discussion. Work cited....»

Osmolarity and Body Volume

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Our bodies and many other animals' cells extracellular and intracellular fluids are mainly comprised of water with ionized salts in solution. These salts, mainly Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+, and Mg2+ ( Foundations Of Biology: Cell and Organ Physiology,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Evolution into osmoconformers . The subject of the experiments. Methods. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Hydronium Concentration of Water and its Effect on Fast Plant Growth

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Acid rain has always been said to damage the plant life which absorbs the acid water as it would regular water. In this experiment we have decided to see whether this is true and if acid content of water has any effect on plant growth. We have setup...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Wisconsin fast plant . Method. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Resources....»

Not 'To Study or Not to Study,' But How?

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «To highlight what constitutes the foundation of Man, anthropologists, ethnographers, and theologians like Jonathan Smith, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and Clifford Geertz constantly study "savage" societies, societies very different from our own. Scholars...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Jonathan Z. Smith: Religion is solely the creation of the scholar's study. Solving the problem of ambiguous classifications. Claude Levi Strauss' views on anthropology . A method of finding 'the unshakable basis of human society'. The...»

Life vs. Politics

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Thousands of years ago, before the thought of a cell had ever crossed anybody's mind, man revolutionized society with advances such as fire, the wheel, irrigation and the telescope. Man has now arrived at the next step, shall we say "the wheel" of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Galileo: The revolutionary. The research on embryonic stem cells. Ddefinition of a stem cell . In-Vitro procedure and embryo's with a minimum chance of survival. The Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell...»

DNA I & II

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «DNA technology is vital to our technological progress as a society. Without such things as gene therapy which is part of DNA technology many medical feats would not have been accomplished. DNA manipulation is used in many aspects of life, ranging...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. DNA manipulation . Procedure followed. Written results. Discussion. References....»

Effects of Decreasing pH on Freshwater Ecosystems Inhabited by Snails and Salvinia

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   School essay   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The ecosystem of a freshwater lake, stream, and river is greatly influenced by the environment it is in. Temperature, light, nutrients, rainfall amounts, species composition and organic or inorganic pollutant levels all differ from lake to lake,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Materials and methods. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Population Ecology Using D.melanogaster and D. Virilis

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   09/18/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «In the "Population Ecology Experiment", fruit flies were used to investigate the factors that enhanced and limited population growth in these species alone as well as in the presence of other species. In this experiment, the effects of high and low...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods. Results. Data. Discussion. References....»

The Effect of Benzodiazepine Drugs on the GABA(A) Receptor

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   School essay   |   09/17/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The GABA(A) receptor plays a vital role in the mammalian brain and is responsible for a large majority of inhibitory neurotransmissions in the central nervous system (Perrine 144). The GABA(A) receptor is a member of the ionotropic (ligand gated)...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The GABA(A) receptor. An accidental scientific discovery. New benzodiazepines. Positive effects of benzodiazepines. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Structural Explanation of The paradox between High Permeability and High Conductance in a Potassium Channel

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   School essay   |   09/17/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The human body is a fascinating array of mechanisms, each perfectly sculpted to satisfy its role in the ever changing needs of our physiology. The various systems within us each rely on impulses, sent via the central or peripheral nervous systems,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The voltage gated potassium channel. The helical subunits of a voltage gated potassium channel. Permeability in order to restore resting potential. Important factors for determining why potassium ions enter a favorable...»

Water Pollution

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   09/17/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «This article deals with a possible solution to water pollution in a Wisconsin suburb. However the results could be universally interpreted, with the method of prevention being employed in many areas of the world. The Article describes a scientist's...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Adverse effects upon any body of water by human activity. Toxic pollutants . Methods. Testing absorption rate of various soils . Tests done on Mallard (aquatic bird in Hungary) when exposed to Cu and Pb. Results. Sources of...»

Osmolarity

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   09/17/2007   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «One of the most fascinating systems of a cell or an organism is the way it deals with water. Every living needs water to survive and manages the intake of this precious resource differently. Water diffuses through a selectively permeable membrane...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods. Results. Discussion. References....»

Effects of Allelopathic Agent on Plant Growth

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   09/17/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The experiment that was performed these past few weeks involved measuring the relative growth of a soybean plant that was planted based on how much allelopathic agent we used. Allelopathic interactions are very widespread in nature, and they are...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The allelopathic agent that was used was Black Walnut. The null hypothesis . Methods. The experiment set up by creating the necessary soil mixtures. Results. Discussion. References....»

Forest Ecology Lab Report

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   09/17/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «This lab was set up in order to demonstrate the diversity and at the same time scarcity of species of plants in a long island forest as an example for a very global issue. The main principles involved were the community structure and dynamics of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods. Results. Tables and graphs. Discussion. Organization and writing mechanics. Strengths and areas of improvement. References....»

Effects of Gibberellins on Flowering in Grasses

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Summaries   |   08/02/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «For years, man has been trying to find a single chemical that triggers flowering in plants. Although this single chemical has not been found, several of the Gibberellins show promising results as an active florigen - such as GA5 and GA6 and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract. Introduction. Results. Conclusion. Works cited....»

The Invasion of Bacillus

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   08/02/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Beep beep click click this just in: A pandemic breakout of unheard of proportions. Is it anthrax? Or clostridia? It could be, but authorities believe the culprit is Bacillus cereus (49133). B. cereus is a cousin strain to both...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods and materials. The use of a Gram test. The SIM test . Results and discussion. A Gram positive, spore-forming, rod shaped bacteria . Bacillus cereus: A cousin to both anthrax and clostridium . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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