Category: Biology

Variation in abundance and distribution of intertidal rocky shore populations in relation to the extremities of the environment Characterized by patchiness in the distributions of abundance of species in space and time, intertidal zones have been studied for decades in order to isolate the several important ecological interactions that cause these diverse assemblages of plants…

In reading the article “Bad Bugs” I learned that bacteria can become immune to antibiotics. Antibiotic-immune bacteria have lived long before we did and they want to keep living, so they have gotten smarter. When an antibiotic drug is introduced to the body, bacteria begin to evolve and form a resistance to it Most of…

This article was about the how humans are working towards a cure for cancer. In recent years we have gotten closer and are still making a lot of progress. As quoted by George Demetri, “Cancer drug development now is where antibiotics developments was in the fifties.” T-cells are white blood cells that help the immune…

What if it was possible to hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speeches? How would his new speeches affect Americans and how people live today? How about the chance to go to visit your Grandma who died? She always made such great cinnamon rolls. Cloning has been used to re-create plants and animals for many…

The reproductive questions surrounding seahorses and pipefish (syngnathids), specifically about why males are the gender which undergoes pregnancy, are pondered and researched in the article I chose. This article describes the similarities and differences between mammal and seahorse viviparity, “extended

When people hear the word zoology, they probably think those guys in the zoo, or an animal expert like Steve Irwin or Jeff Corwin, but there is much more to zoology then just the zoo keepers and Animal Planet. The field of zoology is plain and

“If there are no Mangrove Forests, then the sea will have no meaning. It is like having a tree with no roots, for the mangroves are the roots of the sea.” ­­­­­­­­­­—fisherman, Trang Province, southern Thiland

The experimental pond ecosystem was polluted with oil to see what the effects would be. Every week our team added three drops of Pennzoil 5w/30 to our experimental pond ecosystem. We took a count of living

Abstract: The difference in the soils between wet and dry sclerophyll coupled with the aspect of the region creates two opposing ecologies, whereby vegetation and abundance is different. Eucalyptus distribution is

Bacteria are single celled organisms that can only be seen with a microscope. They are so small that scientists measure them in micrometers. A micrometer is equal to one millionth of a meter. On average, a

In an attempt to answer the question of ‘who runs the red lights’ a study was undertaken to answer this question in terms of age and sex of motor vehicle drivers. On three days during the workweek, at three

Free healthcare was once a possibility. Just years ago our administration formed a plan that would allow free healthcare for the nation yet today we find ourselves struggling. People keep dieing of diseases we have

In this essay I will address the following points; what role does mitosis play in your ability to grow, heal wounds and develop? , What is the goal, overall, of a cell that undergoes Mitosis? , what is meiosis? What

Cervical Cancer: The Preventable Cancer Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet remains the world’s second-leading cancer killer of women. Of the 490,000 cases diagnosed every year, more than 280,000 will die. As a survivor of cervical

What is Brain Cancer and How Does it Spread – Biology Essay Brain cancer is one of the most dangerous because nearly all tumors that arise in the brain are malignant. Although it is less likely that a primary tumor in the brain will metastasize and spread to other

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – Biology Research Paper Imagine being a parent and discovering that your child won’t be able to walk by the age of 12 and won’t live past the age of 20. This has become a reality for many parents as they find out that their child has a form of muscular

Agriculture and Development – Biology Essay Agriculture is in many parts of the world the main source of food and income of households. The role that agriculture plays in development has been debated during the last decades and the views about it are very diverse.

Hibernation Patterns of Various Frogs – Literature Review on Homeostatis This article is centrally concerned with the hibernation patterns of the various types of frogs in the world. Frogs live in all parts of the world. They live in dry, wet, hot and cold climates—from the Arctic Circle to the tropical rainforests and all the…

Transgenic Mammals and Gene Targeting – Biology Research Paper Molecular biotechnology has been one of the most prospective fields of science for more than three decades. Its applications are numerous and have not even come close to reaching the limit. Since discovery of genes scientists have been researching a way to temper with them to…

What earth is like – Biology Creative Writing Paper Greetings Aliens, Earth is made of billions of organisms ranging in different size, color, and shape. Some organisms have two feet, and others have thousands. Some organisms are microscopic and some organisms can be 75 feet tall. Some organisms are green and others are brown. Some…

Taxonomy: The Nicotiana tobaccum plant (smoking tobacco) comes from the kingdom Plantae, and subkingdom Tracheobionta (vascular plants).It is also a Spermatophyte which mean “seed plant” and is also considered a Magnoliophyte (flowering plant) Its subclass is Asterides, and comes from the Solanaceae family (potato family). The plants genus is Nicotiana (tobacco) and similarly its species…

Biochemistry – Genetics and Molecular Biology Review BASIC DNA STRUCTURE —DNA TRANSFORMATION Three groups: Type R (rough non-virulent) Type S (Smooth virulent), but heat-killed. A mixture of both type R and type S Results: In group 3 the mice died because the other bacteria took up the intact DNA — transformation. —-TRANSGENIC EXPERIMENTS: Inject a…

Facts About Prostate Cancer – Research Paper Outline Rough Draft Background Information – Second most common type of cancer in American men(400 000 men will die this year) – Most people not die from it but with it

The Facts About Prostate Cancer – Biology Research Paper Introduction – Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death of American men. Every year, 40 000 men will die due to this cancer. Consequently, there has been much research into the causes and treatments of cancer; however, no one is sure of what…

Use of Cholinesterase Activity in Environmental Monitoring: Importance of Kinetic Parameters Determination In Estaurine Fish – Research Paper Abstract – The aim of the present work was to determine the kinetic parameters and cholinesterase (ChE) activity from two teleost fishes: the croacker Micropogonias furnieri (Scianidae) and sea catfish Cathorops spixii (Ariidae), to verify their suitability…