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Gas And Dust Billions Of Years
1,652 wordsOur lives are intimately linked to the stars, but in ways much more down to earth than the romantic views of them. As we all know, our sun is a star and the thermonuclear reactions that are continuously taking place inside it are what provide and sustain life on our planet. What do we get from the sun? We get carbon, oxygen, calcium and iron, courtesy of stars that disappeared billions of years ago (Naeye, 1998). Star formation is a study in contradictions because the formation of a star begins ...
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Multi Purpose Human Brain
2,547 words18 seems to be the magic number in today's manufacturing process. Intel and AMD both boast their upgraded production, and note that it will lead to ever increasing speeds and capabilities. Quietly, however, there is a growing consensus among the scientific community that silicon based-chips are on their way out. Tiny, molecular computers are becoming more and more feasible, and may do to silicon what transistors did to vacuum tubes. Across the world, universities and government institutions are ...
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Deep Sea High Temperature
600 wordsts, and biochemical pathways. In comparing the organism 60 % of M. jannaschii's coding regions did not correlate with the known sequence database. 40 % of the coding regions match the sequences of bacteria and eukaryotes. Those sequences that are similar to bacteria are genes related to energy production, cell division, and metabolism, whereas the transcription, translation, and replication gene sequences seem to be more similar to eukaryotes. EM/ Methanococcus jannaschii /EM consists of three p...
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Eating Meat Crop Production
1,236 wordsEven if animal testing produced the cure for Aids, wed be against it This rhetoric notion was stated by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and summarizes the fanatical doctrine animal rights activists preach to their followings. These activists preach a doctrine of hate calling for the end of all meat eating, wearing of fur, use of animals in experiments regardless if they are beneficial or not, and even push for the end of all pets as we know of it. Howard Lyman author of Mad Co...
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2 H 2 O Carbon Monoxide
1,607 words1. State the five assumptions of the Kinetic-Molecular Theory of gases. a) Gases consist of large numbers of tiny particles. These particles, usually molecules or atoms, typically occupy a volume about 1000 times larger than occupied by the same number of particles in the liquid or solid state. Thus molecules of gases are much further apart than those of liquids or solids. Most of the volume occupied by a gas is empty space. This accounts for the lower density of gases compared to liquids and so...
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Prenatal Diagnosis Downs Syndrome
1,638 words... s the couples both of which are carriers before they get married. Carrier screening may result with genetic discrimination against carriers. People who have been diagnosed as carriers may find it difficult to find partners for marriage, may be discriminated against by employers or insurance companies. For example, carriers of sickle cell anemia who were identified as a result of a compulsory population-screening programme during 1970 s, were discriminated against in several American states. ...
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Bone Marrow Adverse Effects
705 wordsChronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is one of the four most common types of leukemia and is responsible for 15 to 20 percent of all adult leukemias. CML is a deadly cancer of the bone marrow cells that causes white blood cells to increase to more than twelve times their limit, at an uncontrollable rate. Normally, this can lead to fatigue, fever, and a fatal 5 -year survival rate. Novartis Oncology Pharmaceuticals, the second largest drug company in the world, with headquarters in Switzerland, is ...
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Carbon Dioxide Hydrogen Ions
1,424 wordsPhotosynthesis is the process by which organisms that contain the pigment chlorophyll convert light energy into chemical energy which can be stored in the molecular bonds of organic molecules. Photosynthesis powers almost all trophic chains and food webs on the Earth. The net process of photosynthesis is described by the following equation: 6 CO 2 + 6 H 2 O + Light Energy = C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6 O 2 This equation simply means that carbon dioxide from the air and water combine in the presence of sunli...
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Gravity Centrifugal Power Motor
1,382 words... ideal track of picture above. Effect of forces Normal lengths of spring element is marked by dotted circle around exeter axis. At upside positions spring will be pressed down some kind by weight, at downside positions spring will be tensioned by weight and centrifugal forces. As exeter axis is shifted a little bit aside of system axis, increasing tension of spring will draw to right side, so at downward phase will accelerate turning. Spoke bended into turning sense will allow mass to follow ...
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Quality Of Life Industrial Revolution
932 wordsThe first statements devoted to the industrial revolution in England which lead to the changing the productive capacity. This revolution has accomplished so much in so little time. The past two centuries confirms that technology its not only tools. In 1762 Matthew Boulton built a factory and installed a steam engine to supplement power from two large waterwheels, which ran a variety of lathes and polishing and grinding machines. In Staffordshire an industry developed which gave the world good ch...
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Type Of Cloning Genetically Identical
1,476 wordsDuring the past few centuries, technology has reached a new level. With breakthroughs from the invention of electricity to the development of the Internet, these advances have made a huge impact on society. Every day brings the question of what will come next, and what technologies will further enhance the world. Science fiction novels and movies are essentially based on the wonder of future technologies. One of the biggest issues in the development of technology is cloning. The word clone is us...
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Three Phases Law States
528 wordsSolids, liquids, and gases are the three main, or fundamental phases of matter. Each one has a different density and a different level of stability. What determines the stability of each phase is the bond between its atoms. The tighter the bond between its atoms the more stable that phase of matter is. Solids are the most stable form of matter, followed by liquids, and then gases. Solids have a definite shape and do not take the shape of their container. Liquids do not have any definite shape an...
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Degrees Celsius Test Tubes
1,993 wordsEffects of Temperature, pH, and Gelatin on Bromelain Introduction Bromelain is an organic catalyst that speeds up the rate of chemical reactions. Bromelain is used in this experiment to catalyze the break down of proteins and is called a proteolytic enzyme. Enzymes enable reactions to occur at a lower temperature and energy levels. This allows many reactions to occur inside living organisms that would otherwise have been impossible to take place. This enzyme is found in fruits, leaves, and stems...
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Human Genome Project Dna Fingerprinting
990 wordsHuman Genome Project The Human Genome Project (HGP) is an international 13 year effort that began in October of 1990. The main objective of the project is to map the entire human DNA sequence. The project was planned to last 15 years, but rapid technological advances have moved the completion date to 2003. A rough draft of the human genome was completed in June 2000. Efforts are still underway to complete the finished high quality sequence. Many laboratories around the United States receive fund...
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Big Bang Theory Hundreds Of Years
896 wordsWhich was came first, the chicken or the egg? One cant come about without the other. So where did the first one come from? This is the question that, people in general as well as scientists, have been pondering for hundreds of years. There are several different beliefs, probably more scientific than Christian, and in this report I will tell you about four of them. Because there are so many scientific theories I will be telling you three of those and one of the Christian. The first theory I will ...
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Tyrosinase Related Protein Pigmentation Genes Associated With Albinism Gene
236 wordsMolecular Basis Of Albinism: Mutations And Polymorphisms Molecular Basis Of Albinism: Mutations And Polymorphisms Of Pigmentation Genes Associated With Albinism. Title Molecular basis of albinism: mutations and polymorphisms of pigmentation genes associated with albinism. Abstract Albinism, caused by a deficiency of melanin pigment in the skin, hair, and eye (oculocutaneous albinism [OCA]), or primarily in the eye (ocular albinism [OA]), results from mutations in genes involved in the biosynthes...
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Standard Operating Procedures Alternatives To Animal
1,977 wordsStop The Insanity: Alternatives to Animal Testing Every year, nearly 100 million animals die in research laboratories at the hands of curious scientists who perform outdated and inaccurate tests that prove no benefit to humans or animals. (Day 58) Before these animals die, they are routinely burned, scalded, poisoned, starved, given electric shocks, addicted to drugs, subjected to near freezing temperatures, dosed with radioactive elements, driven insane, and deliberately inflicted with diseases...
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Chemical Warfare Chemical Weapons
1,244 wordsHow many people were killed or injured in WWI due to chemical weapons? According to the Chemical Weapons Convention web page 1, 400, 000 people were affected by chemical weapons. The most serious casualties were in Russia with 475, 000 injuries and 56, 000 killed. The problems of chemical warfare are upon us yet again. Saddam Hussein is currently trying to avoid weapon inspections by the United Nations. After it has been discovered that he used weapons during Desert Storm, can we risk confrontat...
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Asexual Reproduction Molecular Biology
872 wordsAll living organisms are composed of cells. A cell is a small, membrane-bound compartment that contains all the chemicals and molecules that help support an organisms life. An understanding of the structure of cells is one of the first steps in comprehending the complex cellular interactions that direct and produce life. Cells can be thought of as building blocks of organisms. Some organisms are composed of a single cell. Others, like ourselves, are composed of millions of cells that work togeth...
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Make Anything Desired Machines Can Make Anything Desired Nano
676 wordsIs Utopia Possible? The answer to that depends on what your vision of Utopia is. In Gonzalos world everything would be provided by nature, people would be innocent and uneducated and there would be no such thing as violence because there would be no access to weapons or alcohol. Gonzalos vision is a nice thought but I feel he has underestimated the humans need for material objects. My belief is that Humanity will reach Utopia by acquiring powerful technological abilities, while human characteris...
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