Papers on Science and Environment
Discussions On Darwin
Words: 1803 - Pages: 7.... the religious beliefs about creation and soon a new rivalry emerged between the creationists and evolutionists.
According to Charles Darwin man began as one of a few species on this new planet striving for survival. However, man was better equipped with certain traits that allowed him to pass through the filter of natural selection. Man was supplied with both physical and intellectual traits that were responsible for allowing him to surmount the other species living beside him. He was able to use his physical traits in order to become the greatest predator, and severely diminish the possibility of become another species prey. H .....
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Mononucleosis 2
Words: 1151 - Pages: 5.... of the lymphocytes as a marker that led to the disease. (6)
The idea of EBV being connected to mono came about in 1958 by Burkitt. There were some cases in Africa of young children having tumors in their jaw and dying even when the tumor was removed. He later found out that the patients were coming from areas highly infested with mosquitoes, so they figured that the mosquitoes were related. The mosquitoes were carrying a virus in the herpes family, which was later called Epstein-Barr virus. This virus was later revealed to be linked with mono. (6)
Anyone can get mono but it is most common in teens and young adults, mostly high sch .....
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Eagles 2
Words: 629 - Pages: 3.... and tail feathers appear only after the bird is 4 to 5 years old.
Bald eagles are believed to live 30 years or longer in the wild, and even longer in captivity. They mate for life and build huge nests in the tops of large trees near rivers, lakes, marshes, or other wetland areas. Nests are often reused year after year. With additions to the nests made annually, some may reach 10 feet across and weigh as much as 2,000 pounds. Although bald eagles may range over great distances, they usually return to nest within 100 miles of where they were raised.
Bald eagles normally lay two to three eggs once a year and the eggs hatch after about 35 .....
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Kawasaki Disease
Words: 2118 - Pages: 8.... are children usually age four or less. The graph of Figure 1 clearly shows that there is the greatest percentage of those diagnosed at the age of three or less. is very rare over the age of ten and any time that it is diagnosed to a patient above that age it should be interpreted with suspicion. The diagnosis may not be completely accurate because there is still as of yet no definitive way to test for , only the doctor’s interpretation of the symptoms. In the United States approximately three thousand patients will be hospitalized for every year. Even with the amount of cases and the time being spent into investigating and treating the .....
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Evolutionism
Words: 322 - Pages: 2.... disproved them. Recently with the discovery of genetic mutation and a new understanding of
genes and DNA, the evidence supporting evolution has greatly increased.
Charles Darwin was one scientist who helped to increase the evidence supporting
evolution. Darwin developed the idea of “natural selection” where living things that reproduced
in large numbers and survived became dominant and other living things adapted to survive, or
they died. Francis Crick, a scientist, co-discovered DNA which opened new doors to the idea of
evolutionism (History). DNA is the pattern by which people are created as individuals. Now
Evolutionism .....
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Define A Concept : Astrology
Words: 552 - Pages: 3.... also popular in Babylon, Egypt, the Middle East, and China.
Modern Astrology has changed as new planets have been discovered. Astrology is about the interaction between the planets, including the Sun and the Moon, and the Star Signs. It studies the mathmatical cycles on which these interactions are based.
In some ways, the forces between the planets involved in Astrology can be simplified into one word : gravity. The Sun has the greatest gravity and, therefore, the strongest affect on Astrology, followed by the Moon and the other planets.
Astrology can be best understood as a philosophy that helpsd to explain life, rather than simply a to .....
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Global Warming 2 --
Words: 776 - Pages: 3.... of greenhouse gases have been increasing due to the increase in technology that humans have developed (example, factories). These human-induced gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone
depleting substances such as CFCs, also known as Chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, and perfluorocarbons. These gases are generated a number of human activities such as fossil fuel combustion, waste disposal in landfills, the
use of a refrigerator, numerous agricultural and industrial activities, and the cutting down of numerous forests.
These human practices have already changed the chemical make up of the atmosphere. B .....
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Pollution And The Environment
Words: 767 - Pages: 3.... These animals’ homes are taken away because of the trash content everywhere. It is not fair to these animals whose food and shelter always gets contaminated. When these animals get killed, it breaks a part of the food chain. If an animal is taken out of the chain, the other animals that eat that one will go hungry, therefore killing them off too. Contaminated food has already happened to the food humans eat. For example, the Mad Cow Disease. This disease slowed the beef market down and it is easily happening in the other ocean creatures market. Humans have no right to kill what is not theirs, unless it is for food purpose only. Most .....
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Cancer 3
Words: 1345 - Pages: 5.... or degenerative joint disease (DJD), which is the most common type of arthritis, affecting over 16 million people in the United States today (1).
Arthritis refers to inflammation or swelling of the joints. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis, which is also known as degenerative joint disease because it is characterized by joint degeneration and loss of cartilage. Cartilage is the shock absorbing material between joints. The weight-bearing joints such as the knees, hips, and spine, as well as the hands, are the joints most often affected by osteoarthritis. These joints are under much greater stress because of additional wei .....
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Animal Research
Words: 540 - Pages: 2.... us valuable medicines to help asthma, epilepsy, arthritis, ulcers, hypertension, and diabetes. Also without research on animals we never would have been able to get drugs tested and approved for use.
Animals help us to teach and practice new surgical techniques to doctors who perform today's delicate cardiac, ear, eye, pulmonary, brain surgeries, and other live saving surgery's. And most people faced with their death would rather live even if it meant killing animals.
Next, animals help other animals as well. Veterinarians must learn the surgical techniques first so they can perfect their skills before they use them on other animals. .....
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