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Science & Nature Essays and Term Papers
Forests And Oceans As Carbon Sinks1) The amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has been increasing rapidly over the last few decades and continues to do so.
2) Historically, the trends in increase of carbon dioxide started in the late 1700's. This was the approximate time of the Industrial Revolution. At this time, the ...
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Genetic Diversity In AgricultureGenetic variation is the raw material for the plant breeder, who must
often select from primitive and wild plants, including wild species, in search
of new genes. The appearance of new diseases, new pests, or new virulent forms
of disease causing organisms makes it imperative that the plant be ...
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Magic And ScienceMany events were unexplainable and maybe even seemed to be magical before science evolved to what it is today. All questions relating to the origin of life can be answered scientifically. One may question their beliefs based on scientific theory. Human life can be broken down to fundamental ...
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Artificial Life(commonly called a-life) is the term applied
collectively to attempts being made to develop mathematical models and
computer simulations of the ways in which living organisms develop, grow,
and evolve. Researchers in this burgeoning field hope to gain deeper
insights into the nature of organic ...
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Mass And ScienceMass is the amount of matter in an object. When you record mass the unit you use is grams. A medium sized leaf is about 1 gram, a potato chip 2 grams. A larger unit of mass is a kilogram. A kilogram is about the mass of a medium sized textbook. You need a balance to find mass. There are many kinds ...
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Genetics EngineeringHollywood has been showing it to us for years. Frankenstein, The Six
Million Dollar Man, Jurassic Park, etc.; the list goes on. All these movies show
man's instinct to create. This fiction of playing God in recent years is
becoming a reality.
In 1952, deoxyribonucleic acid was discovered(Dewitt, ...
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Iron MeteoritesIn 1890, a lone prospector discovered a lump of iron weighing 22.7 kg in a Japanese mountain range, a rock which is now on display at the National Science Museum in Tokyo. Several years after discovery, scientists learned it was an iron meteorite, so called because many meteorites have have large ...
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Euthanasia And Suicideby Brent M. Pergram Master of Arts in Sociology
The specific sociological problem that is the topic of this research paper is euthanasia. The purpose of this research is to identify the variables associated with euthanasia. It also discusses the variables associated with various types of . I ...
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Disease In Africa"The fact remains that lowland, tropical Africa may well have the most intractable disease environment in the world."(Bohannan & Curtin,35) In order to understand diseases in Africa, one must first be acquainted with its geology. Africa is a gigantic landmass that is over 5200 miles long and ...
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Mercury 2Mercury is the eighth largest planet in our solar system, equaling roughly one-third of Earth’s size. It is also the planet closest to the sun, and is often visible with binoculars, or even the naked eye. It’s difficult to see in the twilight sky. One of Mercury’s most ...
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Nuclear Power: Worth The Risks??
The world's natural resources are being consume at an alarming rate. As these resources diminish, people will be seeking alternative sources by which to generate electricity for heat and light. The only practical short term solution for the energy-crisis is nuclear power. Nuclear power, however ...
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Is There Life On MarsThe question of Martian life is an age-old one. There are many theories on the history of Mars, and its inhabitants, or lack thereof.
The history and origin of Mars is widely debated, mostly between evolutionists and creationists, though the debate is mainly focused on the origin of the Universe, ...
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Platinum, symbol Pt, is a relatively rare, chemically inert metallic
element that is more expensive than gold. The atomic number of is
78. is one of the transition elements in group 10 of the periodic
table. is the most important of the group of elements called the
metals, also included in this ...
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Dietary Fibre: SIGNIFICANT TO HUMAN HEALTH OR NOT?
In scientific terms, is a mixture of components derived from plant cell wall material and non-structural polysaccharides, as well as non-starch polysaccharides added to foods. It includes non-digestible polysaccharides such as cellulose, hemi-celluloses, ...
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Animal TestingUsing Animals for testing is wrong and should be banned. They should be entitled to the rights we have. Every day humans are using defenseless animals for cruel and most often useless tests. The animals cannot fight for themselves therefore we must. There should be stronger laws to protect them ...
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RubidiumThe 37th Element
is located between potassium and cesium in the first Group
on the Periodic Table. It's atomic number is 37and its atomic mass is
85.4678. In French and German it is , in Italian and Spanish it is
rubidio.
History and General Facts
Rubidium was discovered spectroscopically ...
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Deinonychus AntirrhopusDeinonychuses were vicious creatures that walked the earth about 100 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period. Deinonychus is Greek for deinos, �terrible�; onychos, �claw�, and is genus of small, bipedal, flesh-eating dinosaurs of the suborder Theropoda, that lived during the Early ...
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Acid Rain....and What Are We GAcid Rain is caused by pollution containing sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and ozone ( SO�, NOx, and O� ) is released into the air.
These chemicals are absorbed into clouds and results in Acid Presipitation ( Acid Rain, Acid Snow, Acid Hail, Acid Sleet ).
When the chemicals aren�t absorbed into ...
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Animal UsesAnimals flourish on this planet because, like humans, they need to survive and reproduce. As humans, we have taken advantage of nature. We have ultimately, at least a majority, decided that humans are more important than animals. Any advances in human technology or growth that has harmed ...
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Dolphinsare beautiful and intelligent craters that have attracted the attention of people for thousands of years. The animals appeared in Greek and roman mythology and it is said that the ancient Greeks considered the common dolphin sacred to the god Apollo. For centuries, sailors have regarded the ...
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Genetic FalteringRegenerating extinct species, engineering babies that are born without vital body organs, this is what the use of genetic engineering brings to the world.
�In Greek myth, an chimera was a part lion, part goat, part dragon that lived in Lycia; in real life, it�s an animal customized with genes of ...
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DeforestationTable of Contents
Introduction 1
Important Facts 1
Historical Background 1-2
Background Law 2
Causes of Deforestation 2
The Green House Effect 2-3
Reducing Deforestation ...
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Psychology-DreamsDreaming is a form of mental activity that occurs during sleep. The nature of dream activities has been characterized by many clinical and laboratory studies. These studies are more perceptual than conceptual: things are seen and heard rather than being subject to thought. Visual perception is ...
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