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Science & Nature Essays and Term Papers
Creationism Vs. EvolutionIn my short life on this planet I have come to question things that many take upon blind faith. We all know that we must some day die; yet we continuously deny the forces at work inside ourselves, which want to search out the answers of what may or may not come after. It is far easier for ...
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Alchemy: The science by aid of which the chemical philosophers of
medieval times attempted to transmute the baser metals into gold or silver.
There is considerable divergence of opinion as to the etymology of the word,
but it would seem to be derived from the Arabic al=the, and kimya=chemistry,
which in ...
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Pesticides Are Affecting Our FPesticides are chemicals designed to kill, control, or repel insects, plant diseases, weeds, rodents, and germs. (Most pesticides are used in agriculture production, to killing pests found on hundreds of different crops including fruits, vegetables, nuts, and cereal grains.) All these foods form ...
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Mitochondrial DnaG proteins, named after the fact they bond with guanine nucleotides, are largely responsible for intercellular communications within the human organism. These transmissions regulate such functions as hormone secretion, muscle contaction, and even cognition. These transmissions take place because ...
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An Agricultural MovementI hate bugs. All bugs, large and small. If it wasn’t for the fact that some are beneficial and have ecologically sound jobs to do, they should be wiped off the face of the earth. It’s all in the manner of how it’s done. Pesticides would do the job, killing the insects, but they kill the ...
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Aids 2Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). What is it? What causes it and why? Can I get it? How can I prevent myself from getting it? All of these questions can be answered. The main problem besides having AIDS, is not being educated enough to know how ...
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DyslexiaGrowing, developing and learning are the facts of life for all children. Each day children are faced with many new concepts and various challenges. Can you imagine how it feels for a child to face not only new challenges life has, but to face these challenges while living with a learning ...
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MicroburstsThe extent to which wind shear presents a hazard to aircraft has
been well documented in the last ten years. Since some wind shear can
occur in otherwise relatively good weather, the most hazardous kind, a
microburst, is associated with rain showers and thunderstorms even thought
the parent storm ...
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Air Pollutioncontamination of the atmosphere by gaseous, liquid, or solid wastes
that can endanger the health of human beings, plants, and animals, or that can damage
materials, reduce visibility, or produce undesirable odors.
Statistics
Every year, more than sixty-six million tons of poisonous gas is ...
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Ebola 3Ebola-Pronunciation: E-'bO-l&, i-, e-
Etymology: Ebola River, Zaire, site of an outbreak of the virus in 1976
: An RNA-containing virus of African origin that causes an often fatal Hemorrhagic fever -- called also Ebola.
Zaire, 1976
A strange virus kills 340 of Zaire's natives. This virus has ...
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Aedies AegyptiThe mosquito that has attracted the most attention is the mosquito Aedes
aegypti. It belongs to the family Culcidae, consisting of about 2,500 species
(Encyclopedia Britanica 1999), along with other genera of mosquitoes such as
Anopheles, Culex, Orthopodomyia, and the Toxorynchites, to name a few ...
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Arizona ConcreteGeology 101, Section 12262
According to the Mine Faculty at the University of Arizona, cement is
manufactured primarily from suitable limestone and shale rocks. Arizona had two
dry-process cement plants in 1969, namely the Arizona Portland Cement Company
plant in Pima County, near Tucson, ...
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Awakenings And Tourette SyndroIn the 1920's, Leonard Lowe is a normal ten year old boy who is attacked by a mysteriously crippling disease. The onset of the disease manifests itself in periods of what I can only term “suspended animation.” At one moment, the victim is engaging in a normal activity, and at another he appears ...
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Acid RainAs the century past, the industrial society kept advancing. However,
many advantages of the industrial society brings us also has a down side. One
of the adverse effects of industrialization is acid deposition due to power
plant, fossil fuel and automobile emissions. is the popular term ...
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Genetic EngineeringThe engineering of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is entirely new, yet genetics, as
a field of science, has fascinated mankind for over 2,000 years. Man has always
tried to bend nature around his will through selective breeding and other forms
of practical genetics. Today, scientists have a greater ...
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Technology And The Future Of Work
Every society creates an idealised image of the future - a vision that serves as a beacon to direct the imagination and energy of its people. The Ancient Jewish nation prayed for deliverance to a promised land of milk and honey. Later, Christian clerics held out the promise of eternal ...
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The Black HoleEveryday we look out upon the night sky, wondering and dreaming of what
lies beyond our planet. The universe that we live in is so diverse and
unique, and it interests us to learn about all the variance that lies
beyond our grasp. Within this marvel of wonders our universe holds a
mystery that ...
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Bio-reportOsmosis is the diffusion of water molecules across a differentially permeable membrane from a region where water molecules are more concentrated to one where they are less concentrated. The transport of water is simple the cell being selectively permeable will allow water through it until an ...
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Chromosome Probes At The University Of TorontoSensitive chromosome probes recently discovered by a University of
Toronto geneticist will make it easier to detect certain types of genetic
and prenatal diseases, as well as being used to determine paternity and
provide forensic evidence in criminal cases.
Probes are short pieces of DNA which ...
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Basic Discription Of MicrobiologyThey’re out there! You can’t see them but they can see you. Right at this very moment they are living on and in your body, and there is nothing you can do about it!
This may sound like the beginning of a horror movie, but it isn’t. It is actually a very basic description of a very broad ...
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Biology, The Five Major CompoundsCompounds That Compose the Human Body
There are five major groups of compounds that compose the human body. They are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleotides, and water. These are all very important to humans and without them we would not be able to survive. They have many functions that ...
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Chance Or PlanningHSS 208-Dr. O'Hara
Intelligence and planning are necessary factors in scientific research, however
chance and luck are also important and somewhat necessary factors. The
Autobiography of Charles Darwin and the memoir, The Double Helix, written by
James Watson, prove this assertion. Charles ...
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The Planet MarsMars has always been a mysterious planet to us. Going there would
somehow ease this sense of curiosity we’ve established over many years of
question towards this planet. This travail would allow us to achieve the
next level of space exploration, and maybe, would help society start
concentrating ...
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Power Of The Atom"The unleashed has changed everything except the way we
Technology has developed and changed so much over the past century.
Each day new things are being developed, and new things are released to
the buyer’s market. Who would ever thought we’d be able to talk live with
someone who lives on the ...
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AstrologyHave you ever wondered what is? has been around for many years, but many people don’t understand what is, who used , and it’s connection with the zodiac.
Many people don’t know this, but the actual term comes from two words, which are “astra” and “logos”. (Weblinkers.com Enterprises, ...
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