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Genetics: State of Otter Conservation

In terms of habitat and diet, this species is opportunistic in nature and has to utilize a wide area of the river so as to meet the metabolic demands of the body.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1345

Hominoid Evolution: Intelligence and Communication

It is through the use of senses that the hominids interacted with the environment.as feedback came from the environment internalization was done through the brains and thus facilitating the development of the cognitive aspect of [...]
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1317

The Rise of Anatomically Modern Homo Sapiens

Those species were called the 'homo Erectus, the modern form of which we have named the 'homo sapiens, or "us". The ridges of the eyes of homo sapiens are smaller in size compared to those [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 812

Comparison Between Las Vegas and Boston

The comparison between Las Vegas and Boston are as discussed below Boston is on Eastern Standard Time while Las Vegas is in the western average time.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 696

Las Vegas and Boston: Cities Comparison

Las Vegas, known as The Entertainment Capital of the World, is renowned for the casino resorts and the entertainment associated with the gambling industry.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 768

Geography of Latin America

This city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries when the country was a Portuguese colony from 1763 to 1822 the city was the center of the Portuguese Empire.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

Biology. Erythrocytes or Red Blood Cells

In the presence of CO2 in the tissues, the acidity increases resulting in the release of O2 and consequently protonated hemoglobin caries bicarbonate ion to be release in lungs.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 609

Sociology. Republic of South Africa

4% of the vote in the election in 2004 and 14. The main ethnic groups in South Africa are Xhosa, Zulu, and Basotho.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1892

Lowland Gorillas Species Review

There are two species of lowland gorillas; the western lowland gorilla and the Eastern lowland gorilla. Mountain gorillas are the darkest in color, followed by the Eastern gorilla, and the western gorillas respectively.
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2946

Going Public: IPO Capital and Execution Strategy

After careful analysis of what has been achieved within the current infrastructure of Gene One, the founding members of Gene One and the current board members are in agreement with the idea that Gene One [...]
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1215

The Life in Hawaii Then and Now

One could also find that even though efforts were made to develop all these Hawaiian islands into tourist centers, the transport facility, the traffic system, and the educational system of Hawaii remained the same, causing [...]
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 818

Oxidation and Reduction Process

The amount of oxygen present in the atmosphere and the nature of the material it comes in contact with determine the process of oxidation.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 1486

Critical Study of “Bluetail and Striped Body”

The experiments by Hawlena et al.were designed to determine whether lizards deposit detectable levels of ontogenetic changes lacertids in their shed skins, similar to the disposition of these agents into the infant costume of striped [...]
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1395

Introduction to Microbiology: Escherichia Coli

This type of E.coli is included in a class of dangerous E.coli, called enterohemorrhagic.E.coli O157:H7 was discovered in 1982, during a severe outbreak of bloody diarrhea, associated with the consumption of contaminated hamburgers. The hemolytic [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2465

Relationship Between Illness and Digust Sensitivity

However there is a gap in the knowledge base to prove the relation between disgust sensitivity, illness and health in human beings, which the current study considered to prove as hypothesis.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1687

Physical Anthropology Fields

The most attractive feature of the offered application is the topic of the research, i.e.hunting and agricultural activities of the North American Indians.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 311

The Period of Religious Crisis

In addition the growth in the number of smaller cities meant that in countries which lacked a major metropolis, there was a considerable increase in the proportion of the population living in urban areas, however [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1763

Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity Testing

Tier 1 or core in vitro genotoxicity assays, as mentioned above, are anchored on the detection of mutagenicity in bacterial cells and chromosomal aberrations or injury in mammalian cells.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1047

A Comparison Between China and the USA

After the bringing down of the iron curtain and the fast progress under globalization, this distinction has been reduced to that of degrees, with China all set to assume the role of leading economic power [...]
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1095

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Although the use of proton NMR has been applied for the determination of trace components such as the residual hydrogen in D2 O, the mixtures of dinitrotoluene, and the mixtures of drugs, its great merits [...]
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 3653

The United States’ Eugenics Movement

Eugenics is a term used to describe a process that is implemented in hopes of creating a better race of humans through the genes the parent generation passes down to the offspring.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 4207

Understanding Sexual Selection

We realize that high species richness is not linked to one of the particular assumptions, sexual selection, alone but sexual selection may be linked to species extinction rates.
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2389

Stem Cells Biology: Features and Researchs

Stem cells are cells that have the capacity to subdivide into other cells. The second property of stem cells is that they can develop into specialized cells in the differentiation process.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1492

Brody’s Study of Indians in British Columbia

With the all-consuming desire to get a race of people on to the road of development, there is a complete wiping away of customs, traditions and simple living that have been the mainstay of the [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1241

Brazil vs Nicaragua: Country Comparison

The country has major problems especially on the soil erosion that is caused by the cultivation of annual crops on the highlands steep slopes and also the depletion of the forests for wood products and [...]
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2660

Prions as Novel Infectious Agent

The most common TSE diseases include the Mad Cow Disease in cattle, Scrapie in sheep, and Chronic Wasting Disease in deer, elk, and moose."Different regions of the brain are affected by different prions".
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1435

Evolution of Finches on Two Islands

The Beak Size directly influences the population of the finches, as the initial circumstances, set for both islands include the prevalence of hard seeds over soft seeds, and as the bigger beak mostly suits for [...]
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 918

No to Cloning for Medical Research

Those who do not subscribe to cloning for biomedical research believe that the embryo is in fact "one of us"; a human life in process an equal member of the species "Homo Sapiens" in the [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1452

Global City Status Issue

The following are features of a global city; the first feature is that of the city being international that is well known all over the world.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2274

The Golden Lion Tamarin: Specie Status

The golden lion tamarin is one of the most endangered monkeys today. As with most of the activities in the day, sleeping is also done in groups.
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1340

The Scope of Use of Chromatography

In conclusion, the scope of use of chromatography is wide and through chromatography the study of chemistry has been made a much more rich experience.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 708

Clifford Geertz’s Contribution Anthropology Summary

There are important personalities that offered their knowledge and career in the study of the patterns and ideas related to the way people live and interact in the society in relation to a dynamic interplay [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1018

The Life of James Oglethorpe

He is credited with the founding of the colony of Georgia, which was motivated by his desire to resettle the poor lot in England, especially the prisoners convicted of debts, into America.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1099

Infectious Bacterial Identification From DNA Sequencing

The first is the preparation of the DNA sequence and matching it with the database of known DNA sequences. Given below is a screenshot of the process PCR Amplification: To prepare the polymerase chain reaction, [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 1030

Mountain Pine Beetles Review

The trees attack begin with the injured trees, trees with in poor site, infected trees in the roots or stem, fire damaged trees, overcrowded trees and the very old trees during the first stage of [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2394

Endangered Silverback Gorillas

Central Africa is the only place where mountain gorillas can be found, and the area of concern is confined to about 780 square kilometers of medium altitude forests northwest of Rwanda, southwest of Uganda, and [...]
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  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3536

Gene Delivery Methods Analysis

This method is one of the successful physical methods of gene delivery, which have shown good results and a 10 to 20 fold increase in the permeation of the genetic material.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2767

Drug Delivery. Simulated Intestinal Fluids Development

As the use of physiological conditions in Caco-2 cell transport studies affects the transport of compounds, the general purpose of the research "was to identify a simulated intestinal fluid containing physiological relevant surfactants and nutrients [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2244

Targeted Gene Therapy: A Fantasy or a Reality?

The non-viral methods helped by increasing the simplicity of the introduction of the DNA into the body, the relatively less costly making of the drugs, and the absence of any immune response common to the [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2403

Selfhood in C. Laderman’s and C. Levi-Strauss’s Works

His books include The Raw and the Cooked, The Effectiveness of Symbols, The Savage Mind, Structural Anthropology and Totemism. Laderman describes her feelings under the trance in such a way: As the vibrations of the [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 3541

Corn Kernel Color Genetics

The report provides a study done for the trait of corn color for a monohybrid cross of two breeds of corn plants. The paper has examined the distribution of the dominant and recessive color of [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 485

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

For example, the highly centralized polities of Bunyoro and Buganda, located to the north of Lake Victoria, were the result of migrations, beginning in about the sixteenth century, of Lwo-speaking peoples originating in the territories [...]
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1159

Whiteness Studies Importance and Impact

As a result of the establishment of the racial differences in the society, conflicts and debate arose on the fairness and the long-term feasibility of the white people's domination.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1072

Muslim Society, Life Meaning, and Discrimination

In order to engage in the issue of marriage, every Muslim is supposed to have an understanding of the marriage rights and obligations in order to be fit and qualified into the act.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 734

Musical Expression and Sexual Selection

It is through the advent of evolutionary psychology that we are able to describe 'human nature' in context with the cognitive and emotional mechanisms of the contemporary human mind.
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2978

Re-Imagining New York: The Rise of Culture

It is very hard to trace the origin of the culture of a given society due to the complexity of people's in their originations and interactions between different persons of the world.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 646

Skeletal Muscle Physiology Using the Gastrocnemius of a Frog

Normally a muscle contraction begins with an action potential from the CNS through an alpha motor neuron, which is then responsible for transmitting an action potential down its own axon to the motor endplate resulting [...]
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1177

Cultural Anthropology. Islam: Origin and Beliefs

Its application in the Islam religion is meant to apply to the submission of people to the supreme supernatural being. There was a god of the moon, the sun goddess, and the god of the [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 988

“The Most Important Fish in the Sea” by Joe Dupree

The article under consideration focuses on the disaster that shark populations have faced: the present collapse of great shark populations is worse than any in the known history of the ancient predators.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 568

Sichuan’s Role in China’s Overall Development

Today, Sichuan is one of the main industrial bases in China. There are heavy and light industries, all contributing to the industrial output of Sichuan and China in general.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1488

Medical Anthropology and Its Subfields

Medical anthropology is the science of ethnomedicine; elucidation of decease; what is the reason of decease; the appraisal of health, decease, and cure from both an ethic viewpoint; naturalistic and individual clarification, evil eye, the [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1082

Global Migration and Economic Globalization

So the interaction of global migration and globalization in the future will lead to economic equalization of life standards in all countries of the world.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 634

The Impact of Darwinian Theory

If, being inside of the nature, we do not feel ourselves well and conveniently, and we test every possible pressure: the internal pressure in the person, pressure of a society, the environmental problems, the nature [...]
  • Subjects: Evolution of Humans
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 762

Soil Degradation as an Issue Facing Agriculture

The most informative indicators of purely hydrological degradation of soils are a decrease in the total moisture capacity of the soil and a reduction in the lowest moisture capacity of the soil, which characterizes the [...]
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 923

Medical Anthropologists in Singer and Baer’s View

I think that if there is some unreasonable rule of behavior in contemporary society, the best way to implement a change that will be ethical and culturally accepted is through communication.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 339

Medical Anthropology for Solving Health Problems

In Singer and Baer's book, anthropology is viewed as a critical component of the medical sphere, helping to define reasons for a person's health or non-health problems.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 289

Failure to Thrive: The Inability of a Child to Grow

Studying FTT is important for the field of human development because of the need to understand the reasons for its development, implications for children and adolescents, as well as possible areas for research.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1205

Trisomy 21: Characteristics of the Syndrome

Concerning the clinical presentation of trisomy 21, it is necessary to notice that there are various specific features that occur in all Down syndrome population, such as craniofacial abnormality, learning, and physical disabilities.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1992

Biogeochemical Cycle: Nitrogen

The nitrogen cycle is a biogeochemical cycle that describes how nitrogen is converted to compounds and circulates through the air, water, and soil.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 395

Farming and Regulations in California

The American government made multiple attempts to control the flow of immigrants to the county and the degree of their involvement in work in the agricultural industry.
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1107

B12 Vitamin: Risks and Benefits

Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin that contributes to blood cell formation, the work of the nervous system, and metabolism.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 616

Phagocytosis Mechanism in Higher Animals

The phagocytosis process can only occur after the phagocyte binds to the receptors on the surface of the bacteria. If the phagocyte is not compatible with the available receptors, blood proteins, which are called opsonins, [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 868

Anthropology: Ghost Dance Religious Cult

The cult of Ghost Dance symbolizes the gathering of people embraced by God and Wilson as His representative on earth; therefore, Wilson plays the role of a conduit to the divine.
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 597

Demographics: East Side Ward of Newark, New Jersey

The city of Newark, New Jersey, is the largest city in the state, although it is not the state capital. Currently, as stated above, the majority of the city's population is black, with the following [...]
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 582

The Grandfather of Structure: Claude Levi-Strauss

This paper will provide his brief biography, the historical context in which his theories were created, his educational background, influences, contemporaries, and how his theory is applied in the field of anthropology. This time was [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1096

The Turtle Evolution Concept

However, recent developments in the field of evolutionary biology led some scientists to believe that the purpose of the 'shell' was different at first. On the contrary, wide and thick ribs allowed the ancestor of [...]
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 302

Red Blood Cells: Debunking Health Myths

When the kidneys detect a decrease in the level of oxygen under circulation through the blood, they produce a hormone known as erythropoietin, which in turn activates the differentiation of various precursor cells for RBCs. [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 605

Bean Beetles and Oviposition Experiment

Then, the chi-squared test was performed to determine if the differences between the observed and the expected number of eggs laid on each bean were statistically significant.
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1131

Microbial Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Impact

Microbes have a vital role in the pharmaceutical industry, being used in the production of antibiotics, probiotics, vaccines, and quality tests to prevent microbial contamination of the medicine developed.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 312

Admirable Traits in Dogs

The candidates are not limited to humans and other dogs, and animals such as cats have been known to be under the protection of dogs.
  • Subjects: Zoology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 572

Islamic Anthropology and Theoretical Frameworks

This is the basis of his contribution to the anthropology of Islam, highlighting that the religion is best seen as a set of interpretive resources and practices based on texts and methodologies that Muslims view [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1391

Central African Republic’s History and Economy

The agricultural sector of the state economy remains the most developed one and the majority of citizens work in it. However, regardless of the existence of these factors, there are still many problems that affect [...]
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1974

Sri Lanka’s Modernization and Restructuring

A professed abolishment of the caste system, heavy Buddhist influences, and a powerful president, who holds the roles of both head of government and commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces, are all Sri Lankan realities.
  • Subjects: Countries Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1114

Viruses: Are They Living or Non-Living?

I would like to outline the key characteristics of a living thing from a biological standpoint and show how viruses do not meet these criteria.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 293

Glycolysis Process and Regulation

Glycolysis is the first step in cellular respiration, and it is an anaerobic process that takes place outside of mitochondria. In this step, the phosphate group is detached and taken in by ADP, turning it [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 295

DNA Replication as a Semiconservative Process

The process of DNA replication has been studied extensively as the pathway to understanding the processes of inheritance and the possible platform for addressing a range of health issues occurring as a result of DNA [...]
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 800

Livestock Food Production Issues

The failure to address animal welfare, health, and environmental concerns, as well as the intensification of livestock farming, contributes to the exasperation of challenges associated with livestock food production.
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1119

Plasmids, Their Characteristics and Role in Genetics

Some plasmids, such as the F-plasmid, have the ability to exist in bacterial cells in two states, which are physically independent of the chromosome and integrated with the chromosome.
  • Subjects: Genetics
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 311

Balearic Islands History, Culture & Facts

The Balearic Islands are a Spanish archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. After the Spanish War of Succession, in 1715, the islands were occupied by the Bourbon monarchy.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 400

The Yanomami People and Their Development

One of the most remarkable features of the Yanomami is that they did not develop into an advanced civilization. The two factors affecting the development of the Yanomami people are now regarded as positive concepts [...]
  • Subjects: Anthropology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 282

Botany and Zoology in the Classroom

What are the Purposes of the Botany and Zoology Areas in the Classroom? The role of a teacher is to prepare botany and zoology areas.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1631

Soybean and Deforestation in the United States

Economists and planters collaborate to identify additional areas for soybean production, neglecting the threat of elimination of rainforests and the inability for researchers to find out new ways of cultivating this plant.
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1151

Engineering OleT Enzyme for Better Biofuel Yield

Consequently, rigorous research is ongoing to elucidate the properties and machinery of biological enzymes to facilitate the exploitation of biocatalysts in the chemical industry.
  • Subjects: Chemistry
  • Pages: 30
  • Words: 8140

Unknown Bacteria Identification Process

With the ability to identify bacteria according to various properties, we can discern the type and then the sensitivity of the bacteria.
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Oceanography Studies and Instruments

The camera is produced by Shimadzu, one of the world's chief producers of analytical instrumentation. One of the most important tools used by physical oceanographers is the floating instrument platform.
  • Subjects: Geography
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 548

Cocoa Production and Its Environmental Performance

There is a variety of significant issues related to the growth and production of cocoa. A risk for the environment and trees is also present due to the practice of cocoa farming.
  • Subjects: Agriculture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1190

Plant Growth and Development With Music

The study by Kroeze is focused on the ability of plants to listen to music. The article by Landhuis is dedicated to the ability of plants to hear danger that comes in the form of [...]
  • Subjects: Biology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 665