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Genetic Engineering, History And Future
Words: 2972 / Pages: 11 .... results, specifically in the field of medicine. It will usher in a world where gene defects, bacterial disease, and even aging are a thing of the past. By understanding genetic engineering and its history, discovering its possibilities, and answering the moral and safety questions it brings forth, the blanket of fear covering this remarkable technical miracle can be lifted.
The first step to understanding genetic engineering, and embracing its possibilities for society, is to obtain a rough knowledge base of its history and method. The basis for altering the evolutionary process is dependant on the understanding of how individuals pass .....
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Evolution Or Ignorance
Words: 1364 / Pages: 5 .... context, one must not look to a dictionary, for dictionary definitions just are too vague. One of the most respected evolutionary biologists has defined biological evolution as follows:
"In the broadest sense, evolution is merely change, and so is all-pervasive; galaxies, languages, and political systems all evolve. Biological evolution ... is change in the properties of populations of organisms that transcend the lifetime of a single individual.
The ontogeny of an individual is not considered evolution; individual organisms do not evolve. The changes in populations that are considered evolutionary are those that are inheritable via the genetic mate .....
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Als
Words: 682 / Pages: 3 .... to the brain. Such early symptoms as this, however, can hardly be noticed.
Early symptoms of are very slight and often overlooked. They begin as simple things, such as tripping or dropping things. Twitching or cramping of muscles and abnormal fatigue of the arms and legs may soon follow, causing difficulty in daily activities, such as walking or dressing. In more advanced stages, however, shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing and swallowing ensue, until the body is completely taken over by the disease. Intellect, eye motion, bladder function, and sensation are the only abilities spared.
Where and how this deadly disease originated .....
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UFOs Exist
Words: 1801 / Pages: 7 .... Captian Edward Ruppelt . . ."(Ritche 220). This was introduced to replace the term flying saucer. UFO sightings first started in the late 1800s, but there weren't that many until the 1940s. In the 1940s UFO sightings were being told all over the world. Since the 1940s UFOs are seen every day by people all over the world. Ufologists have come up with a system to divide UFO incidents into three major types of close encounters.
First, close encounter of the first kind (CEI) are classified as UFO sightings. Second, close encounters of the second kind (CE2) are sightings and permanent evidence, such as marks in the ground or burns on grass. Third .....
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Desert Biome
Words: 839 / Pages: 4 .... " (Compton's Encyclopedia)
Temperatures range widely in deserts. The greatest daily fluctuations occur in deserts near the equator. Temperatures above 100o F (38o C) occur regularly in summer. "Azizia, 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Tripoli, in Libya, holds the record with 136.4o F (58o C), while Death Valley, Calif., comes close with 134o F (56.7o C). "(Genius book of world records 2000) Winters are cold in middle-latitude deserts, located far from the equator. "At Luktchin in central Asia the average temperature in July is 90o F (32o C), while the January average is 13o F (-10.6o C)--a range of 77 Fahrenheit degrees (42.6 Celsius degrees)"( .....
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Silicon
Words: 1438 / Pages: 6 .... materials such as silicon or germanium.
Silicon is the most common semiconductor material used today. It is used
for diodes, transistors, integrated circuits, memories, infrared detection and
lenses, light-emitting diodes (LED), photosensors, strain gages, solar cells,
charge transfer devices, radiation detectors and a variety of other devices.
Silicon belongs to the group IV in the periodic table. It is a grey brittle
material with a diamond cubic structure. Silicon is conventionally doped with
Phosphorus, Arsenic and Antimony and Boron, Aluminum, and Gallium acceptors.
The energy gap of silicon is 1.1 eV. This value permits .....
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Addition Of Vectors
Words: 565 / Pages: 3 .... scale and triple beam balance were used. Each group has its own assigned mass and forces as well as a force table. Weight hangers were attached to two strings tied to the center ring of the force table, where two slotted masses, one 200g and the other 249g were hung according to their specified directions. The center ring was anchored to the nail positioned at the platform’s center while the upper ring of the spring scale was attached to the free end of the third ring. After attaching the spring balance, its hook was pulled and the reading on the scale and the direction of the pull at which the two forces (hanging mass) are “balanced.” “ .....
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Nuclear Power: Worth The Risks?
Words: 2297 / Pages: 9 .... the war ended need for atomic bombs diminished. The scientists who created the weapons were out of jobs. They then turned this destructive power into huge plants generating"clean and cheap"electricity for the country. It was called progress. Progress also brought with it sickness, mutations, cancer and eventually death to those exposed to high levels of radiation. Government declared that nuclear power is safe and efficient. Also have big Oil corporations who have a lot of money invested in nuclear power and want to see as many plants as possible put into and kept in operation. The truth is that accidents do happen at nuclear power plants and at ot .....
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Headaches Their Causes And Effects
Words: 633 / Pages: 3 .... vessels that supply the brain.
Usually, Migraines become less frequent with increasing age and are relatively uncommon after the age of 50. After interviewing my grandmother, who is a special case Migraine sufferer, she told me that her Migraines began when she was seven. Often in school she would have the classic migraine symptoms- she would see only half of her teacher and bright lights and flashes up to 20 minutes before her Migraine began. These symptoms are called auras and once they are gone the Migraine begins. The Migraine itself can lead to vomiting, slurred speech, makes the sufferer sensitive to light and worsens when there is a lot .....
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Darwin’s Finches
Words: 964 / Pages: 4 .... a new species.
Species “A” Geographically Isolated
Permanent Isolation
- Bodies of water
- Mountain formation
- Volcanic activity
- Destruction by man
New Species
A good example of allopatric speciation is the differences between the common giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), and the reticulated giraffe (Giraffa cameloparadalis reticula). These two subspecies have formed on different sides of the Tana River in Kenya. They are phenotypically distinct, and can only produce fertile offspring in zoos.
Sympatric speciation occurs when two segments of the same species occupy a geographical area without interbreeding. Each new species, or .....
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