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Three Minutes Half Life
528 wordsThere are 109 known elements, and of those, 19 of them are artificially produced or synthetic. A synthetic element is made by bombarding atomic nuclei with neutrons or other particles. The element Lawrencium has been made in this manner. While scientists continue to work to create more elements, it should be noted that most synthetic elements are so unstable, that they are of theoretical value only, and have no known practical uses. This element was discovered at the Lawrence Radiation Laborator...
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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola Reston
1,289 wordsThe Ebola Virus is the common name for several strains of virus, three of which are known to cause hemorrhagic fever in humans, which is characterized by massive bleeding and destruction of internal tissues. Named for the Ebola River in Zaire, Africa, where the virus was first identified, the Ebola virus belongs to the family Filoviridae. Three strains of Ebola virus that are often fatal to humans have been identified. Named for the areas in which the first recognized outbreaks took place, these...
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Toxic Shock Syndrome Infectious Diseases
774 wordsNecrotizing fasciitis is more commonly known as "flesh-eating disease." It is a rare illness that causes extensive tissue destruction and can lead to death. In Canada, there are 90 - 200 cases of necrotizing fasciitis each year. Some of the Symptoms that can be noticeable or just from the inside of necrotizing fasciitis include fever, severe pain, and a red, painful swelling which spreads rapidly. Death can occur in 12 to 24 hours. When the disease spreads along the layers of tissue that surroun...
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Crime Scene Dna Testing
1,419 wordsThe OJ Simpson case has been hailed "The Trial of the Century. " One of the longest running court trials in history, this case was filled with conspiracy, controversy, and the power of celebrity. The biggest part of the trial was the evidence. The submission of the blood samples, the DNA testing, and the articles of clothing made the case what it was. Amidst all the accusations of planted evidence and conspiracy plans against Simpson, the jury and Judge Ito had to try to sift through and find Si...
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Rest Of His Life Victor Frankenstein
1,123 words... unable to move. Robert Walton, the ship's captain, is writing letters to his sister back home. The letters tell of his explorations and the events that occur on the ship. Walton's crew pulls about a lifeless body and revive the man back to life. This man is Victor Frankenstein. Walton and Frankenstein talk about why Victor is in the Arctic and Victor explains the horrible and tragic story of the past few years of his life. Victor was born to a very wealthy and popular family. While he was st...
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Pain And Suffering Human Beings
1,135 wordsWhen faced with the choice of sparing an animal's life or saving a human being, most people would reasonably choose to save the human. But are human needs more important than non-human animals? Most people think of animals as objects whose purpose is to serve our desires and whims, whether for the taste of their flesh, or the feel of their fur and skin, or the profit that can be made from either of these activities. Perhaps we should rethink the multitude of ways we use animals for our purposes ...
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Fountain Of Youth Loss Of Innocence
1,174 wordsAn eccentric aging physician, Dr. Heidegger, calls together his old friends and contemporaries to test his waters of the "fountain of youth. " As the doctor himself sits by to enjoy the show, each of his four aged friends eagerly quaffs more and more of the magic potion, each draught further carrying them backwards into their shared youth. Having grown young, smooth-skinned and agile again, the three men begin to fight for the favors of the fourth compatriot now restored to her former beauty. In...
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Benjamin Franklin Thomas Edison
974 wordsBenjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father's name was Josiah Franklin and his mother's name was Asian Folger. Benjamin was the 15 th child of 17 and was the 10 th boy. Benjamin went to grammar school from age eight to ten and decided to stop, but read enough books to educate himself. After leaving school he went to work for his dad making candles. He did not like working for his dad so he became a cutler. At age 13 he worked with his brother James, who h...
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Group Of People White Sphinx
432 wordsThe story begins in the house of the Time Traveler. He says to a group of people it is possible to travel through time. The group of people doesn't believe him, so he shows them a working model of the Machine. He makes it disappear into the future. Next week the same group of people return. They can't find the Time Traveler. After a while he comes, and says he has been traveling through time. He tells his story. At first the time moves a bit faster than normal. He can see someone entering the la...
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Double Helix X Ray
784 wordsBorn on July 25, 1920 in London, England, Rosalind Elise Franklin was a catalyst to many other scientists in the field of genetics. Using coal and carbon as subjects, Franklin discovered the double helix of DNA, the shape that two linear strands of DNA assume when bonded together. In 1945, Franklin received her Ph. D in physical chemistry from Cambridge University. The next year she went to Paris and worked in the Laboratoire Central des Services Chimiques de Left until 1950 where she concentrat...
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One Of The Most Important Desalination Plants
910 wordsNickel is one of the most important elements on the periodic table. It has plenty of history, as well as a huge importance to society. Its has unique chemical, physical, and geological properties. Nickel is used commercially in abundance, as it is used anywhere from simple art products such as ceramics to complex structures such as tubing for desalination plants. It is even used in the American five-cent coin, the "nickel." Nickel was discovered by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, in Sweden, during the y...
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Ebola Zaire Hot Zone
677 wordsBook Report: The Hot Zone by Richard Preston In October of l 989, Macaque monkeys, housed at the Reston Primate Quarantine Unit in Reston, Virginia, began dying from a mysterious disease at an alarming rate. The monkeys, imported from the Philippines, were to be sold as laboratory animals. Twenty-nine of a shipment of one hundred died within a month. Dan Dalgard, the veterinarian who cared for the monkeys, feared they were dying from Simian Hemorrhagic Fever, a disease lethal to monkeys but harm...
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Crime Scene Forensic Science
1,643 wordsCRJUForensic Science Megan Malone CRJU 235 TR 12: 30 - 1: 45 12 - 09 - 99 Forensic Science and Investigations The word forensic basically means the key to solve a crime. Science is the technology used to help forensic teams to analyze and solve crimes. What can look obvious to the naked eye could actually be a whole other story. Hair samples can determine many things about a person or animal when collected from forensics. There are many job opportunities with a good salary and many openings with...
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Mary Shelley Twentieth Century
814 wordsHow can we think of Frankenstein and ignore the film classic of 1931? Yet the celebrated film does not follow the novel by Mary Shelley. Although the scene of a futuristic laboratory entrances movie audiences with the mad Dr. Frankenstein and his faithful assistant Igor, the scene is derived from twentieth century imaginations and interests, not the novel itself. For good reason, the novelist chose not to begin her story with the chilling event of the dreary night in November. Instead of a major...
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Quot And Quot Ibm Compatible
1,267 wordsOverview One of the original architects of the business mainframe computer, including IBMs System/ 360 computer line, Amdahl started the IBM-compatible market when he left IBM to found Amdahl Corporation. Amdahl's work has been called brilliant and genius by his peers. The Times of London named him one of the " 1, 000 Makers of the 20 th Century" in 1991, and mainframe magazine Computerworld considered Amdahl one of the 25 people " who changed the world. " He is the founder o...
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General Motors Motor Company
746 wordsGENERAL MOTORS Ever since the beginning of the 20 th century, American people have been fascinated with automobiles. This fascination started with people trading their horse and carriage for a brand new automobile. General Motors was aware of this growing industry and took control with the help of William Durant. Now every family, on average, has 2 cars. GM has grown through the years to become a billion-dollar company. William Durant was born December 8, 1861 in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew u...
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Genetic Tests Test Results
278 wordsAt the start of the 20 th century, genetic research was in its youth. Today, our society is in center stage of a genetic revolution. Rarely does a week go by without the media reporting the discovery of a gene that is believed to be accountable for some disease or some aspect of human behavior. ? Genetic tests use a variety of laboratory techniques to determine if a person has a genetic condition or disease or is likely to get the disease. Individuals may wish to be tested if there is a family h...
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Genetic Engineering Today
1,140 wordsToday people go to the super market thinking they are getting good clean healthy products, but instead half of what they are buying has undergone genetic therapy. You pick up a beautiful looking red tomato and you think it has probably been on the vine the longest, but in fact almost all tomatoes found in super markets are picked when they are green and then injected with red dye to make them appear healthy. The milk you buy has come from a cow that has been altered to produce more milk. The big...
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Group Of People White Sphinx
437 wordsThe story begins in the house of the Time Traveler. He says to a group of people it is possible to travel through time. The group of people doesnt believe him, so he shows them a working model of the Machine. He makes it disappear into the future. Next week the same group of people return. They cant find the Time Traveler. After a while he comes, and says he has been traveling through time. He tells his story. At first the time moves a bit faster than normal. He can see someone entering the labo...
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Health Care Workers Chronic Hepatitis
1,367 wordsRisk Factors for HBV Infection Although relatively rare in the United States, hepatitis B is endemic in parts of Asia where hundreds of millions of individuals may be infected. HBV is transmitted horizontally by blood and blood products and sexual transmission. It is also transmitted vertically from mother to infant in the perinatal period which is a major mode of transmission in regions where hepatitis B is endemic. The blood supply in developed countries has been screened for HBV for many year...
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