A Pancreatic Disease - Pancreatitis
Disorders, what comes to mind when we think of this word? One would say a malfunction or breakdown of some thing. Nutrition, what comes to mind when we think of this word? Many would say healthy foods and the way we eat. In today¡¦s society many people find it hard to eat nutritional foods to mai....
Abnormal Cell Growth Leading to Cancer
Abnormal Cell Growth Leading to Cancer
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Half of all men and one-third of all women in the U.S. will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Although it is common knowledge that cancer is generally inherited, this paper will further ....
Abnormal psychology
Abnormal psychology
Abnormal behaviour can be defined as behaviour which is unusual, socially unacceptable, dangerous to themselves or others, or whether a person is in a significant amount of personal distress. However, each of these must be defined themselves individually and cul....
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Adult (acute) respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the rapid onset of progressive malfunction of the lungs, especially with regard to the ability to take in oxygen, usually associated with the malfunction of other organs. The condition is associated with extensive pulmonary inflammation and small....
An Epic Future in Cold Pasteurization
An Epic Future in Cold PasteurizationThe preservation of food is essential to maintain life and growth. Its daily intakes nourish our bodies, providing enzymes, in turn giving us energy. The ability of matter exerts radiation in its domain by means of energy in selected foods. Such rationale deb....
Analysis of commercial vitamin C tablets
Objective
To determine the vitamin C content in commercial vitamin C tablets by titration between vitamin C (ascorbic acid) & iodine solution. Hence, compare this data with the manufacturer's specification.
Principle
In this analysis, certain amount of iodine solution, which ....
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
For about 50 years, antibiotics have been the answer to many bacterial infections. Antibiotics are chemical substances that are secreted by living things. Doctors prescribed these medicines to cure many diseases. During World War II, it treated one of the biggest killers during wartime - infected....
Antibiotic Resistance: The war against bacterial pathogens
Amanda Dodd
16 November 2006
Exam 3
Antibiotic Resistance: The War Against Bacterial Pathogens
Antibiotics are an extremely important discovery in the treatment against bacterial pathogens that may invade the human body and cause multiple problems. Antibiotics are a class of antimicrobials, wh....
AP Enzyme Lab
The Affect of Enzyme Catalase on the Rate of Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide
An experiment was conducted in order to identify the effect of enzymes on the rate of a reaction. The experiment was divided into two sections. In one part, the rate of decomposition of H2O2 under normal environment....
Aplastic Anemia
Aplastic Anemia
Abstract
Aplastic anemia, an unusual hematologic disease, is the paradigm of the human bone marrow failure syndromes. Absence of hematopoietic cells has been recognized from the characteristic morphology for a century; an immune pathophysiology has been infer....
Artificial Insemination of Beef Cattle
The first successful artificial insemination (AI) was performed in 1784 by Spallanzani. He performed the procedure on a dog. Sixty-two days later the dog gave birth to three pups. But, the history of AI goes back to 1678. A man named Leeuwenhoek and his assistant were the first people to inspect spe....
atkins diet
Today local reporter Lindsay Lehrer will tell us how dangerous high protein low carbohydrate diets are for your body and cells. First a little background information; the four major macromolecules of life are nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. Now back to the real surprising story. ....
Being Young & Pregnant
Human beings are like tea bags. You dont know your own strength until you get into how water- Bruce Laingen, U.S. diplomat. Through out my teenage years I always had it made. I had security, support of my family, and other things. When I turned 16 I had found out something that would change my life ....
Biochemical Pathway
Introduction:
Biochemical pathways are essentially linked series of enzymatic reactions that are interdependent. Their activity is coordinated by sensitive means of communication. This laboratory experiment examines the kinetic parameters, Vmax and Km, of three enzymes including creatine phosphokin....
Biological washing powders
BIOLOGICAL WASHING POWDERS
Introduction:
Enzymes have been around for quite a while now. They have a wide range of applications and they range from them being used in hospitals to remove blood stains and kill bacteria on the tools used, to our very own house where they are used in washing powd....
Carnivorous Plants
Although Florida has the largest count of exotic plant life in the United States, few happen to be native. Most are considered to be invasive and quite destructive approximately 31% of the plant species outside cultivation to be specific. There are however many plant species that are native and ver....
Case Study Alltech Inc
Case Study Alltech Inc.
1. What factors have been involved in making Alltech a market leader in its sector?
Scope of Strategic Marketing beginning with Research:
The main driving force behind Alltech Inc. was Dr. Pearse Lyons, who is entrepreneurial, scientific and innovative business skills ....
Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
Describe the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
The Central Dogma refers to the flow of genetic information in biological systems. According to Watson-Crick,
Deoxyrobonucleic Acid (DNA) consists of two polynucleotides chains which are held together by hydrogen bonds
complementary bases: Adenine....
Cerebral Palsy
Botulinum and its contributions in Cerebral Palsy Treatment
Abstract
Cerebral Palsy is a neuromuscular disorder in which continuous contraction of muscle leads to difficulties in normal activities. This neuromuscular disorder occurs in young children mostly the infants. There are four types of....
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is a serious disease of the liver where scar tissue replaces normal healthy tissue, and affects the function and structure of the liver. Liver, which is the largest organ in the body, has a vital roles which are important to keep the body functioning well. Liver makes proteins and enzyme....
Cloning: A Short Report
Cloning: A Short Report
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. The Four Areas of Cloning:
i) Recombinant DNA Technology
ii) Vegetative Cloning
iii) Therapeutic Cloning
iv) Reproductive Cloning
3. The Impact of Cloning on Society
i) Hazards
ii) Benefits
4. Conclusion
5. Glossary
6. Bibli....
Coagulation of milk at diferent temperatures
Enzymes
The basic mechanism by which enzymes catalyse chemical reactions begins with the binding of the substrate to the active site on the enzyme. The active site is the specific region of the enzyme which combines with the substrate. The binding of the substrate to the enzyme causes chan....
Current concepts and mechanisms in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis. It comes from the Greek words athero, meaning gruel or paste, and sclerosis, translating to hardness. It involves deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin in the inner lining of an artery. There are many ris....
Cystic Fibrosis
Your child is under weight, has greasy, smelly diarrhea, a chronic cough and seems to always be getting pneumonia. He wheezes when he breathes and has impaired exercise ability. He seems to never being growing to the average size of his peers and his skin is very salty. The doctors first instinct ....
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis
You might ask, what in the world is Cystic Fibrosis? Unfortunately, this disease does not get the publicity that other diseases get, although it should because Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 childr....
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis is a progressive lung disease that results in the decline of lung function. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inheritable disease that affects the bodys ability to produce efficient mucous. The affect of the disease causes the mucous throughout the body to be very thick and sticky, makin....
Digestion
A PROCESS OF DIGESTION
The digestive process is important in maintaining the lives of living organisms and in providing them with much needed energy. Groups of organs, such as the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines, work together to....
Digestion with animals
The adventure with digestion starts with prehension, which simply means how the animal brings the food into its mouth. Animals use a wide variety of ways to bring food to their mouth; these methods include use of their upper limbs, head, beak, claws and their mouth, teeth and lips. Ruminates have no....
digestive system
Overview
The digestive system is the part of food that breaks down the food we eat and absorbs its nutrients into the blood stream. In a way, its one big factory where every organ does its job. Food provides us with fuel to live, energy to work and play, and the raw materials to build new cell....
Drugs and Your Mind
Describe SIMs Activity This Sim started out telling us the history of psychoactive drugs. It showed us that these drugs have been used for thousands of years but all for the same purposes. They showed two photos of Indians smoking drugs through pipes, and also Egyptians brewing alcohol. This ....
effect of different substrate concentrations on the rate of reaction of catalase.
Aim:
The aim of my investigation is to find out how the substrate concentration, hydrogen peroxide affects the rate of reaction of the enzyme catalase. I will do this by reacting different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide with the same volume of catalase (yeast mixed with water) and then obs....
Effect of light intensity on photosynthesis
Effect of light intensity on Photosynthesis
Aim:-We will investigate the effect carried by enzymes of light intensity on the rate of Photosynthesis.
Introduction: - Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light into chemical energy. In green ....
Enzyme reactions
Honors Bio.
Enzyme Reactions in Hydrogen Peroxide and Potatoes
Question: How does concentration of potatoes affect the amount of oxygen produced with hydrogen peroxide and potatoes (enzymes)?
Hypothesis: I predict that when the amount of surface area of the potatoes increases then the amou....
Enzymes
There are many things that can affect the rate of enzyme reactions. Enzymes being organic catalysts, catalysts are substances used to speed up chemical reactions. The affect of pH on the rate of an enzyme reaction is said that a change in pH can alter the R groups of the amino acids. This will cause....
enzymes
ENZYME INVESTIGATION
Planning
Introduction: An Enzyme is any one of many specialised organic substances, composed of polymers of amino acids, that act as catalysts to regulate the speed of the many chemical reactions involved in the metabolism of living organisms. Those enzymes identified now numb....
evolution never happened
Evolution Never Happened
From goo and ooze evolved man. Never have I heard such a preposterous idea. There is no way that I will believe that a monkey and I once shared the common ancestor bacteria! Yet, the idea of evolution has been pounded into my head ever since sixth grade science. As a youn....
Extracting DNA from the Bacterium Escherichia Coli
Deoxyribonucleic acid is contained in all cells. The structure of DNA makes gene transmissionpossible. Since genes are segments of DNA, DNA must be able to make exact copies of itself to enable thenext generation of cells to receive the same genes. The DNA molecule looks like a twisted ladder. Each"....
Extracting DNA from the Bacterium Escherichia Coli
Deoxyribonucleic acid is contained in all cells. The structure of DNA makes gene transmissionpossible. Since genes are segments of DNA, DNA must be able to make exact copies of itself to enable thenext generation of cells to receive the same genes. The DNA molecule looks like a twisted ladder. Each"....
Food Choices for Athletes
Proper Nutrition for Athletes
Training stimulates muscle growth. But for an athletes training to work, their
body needs a sufficient amount of energy and enough raw materials to get the full benefit
from their exercise program (Bernadot, p. 32). Providing that energy and those raw
....
Geneticaly Modified Food
What is genetically modified organism?
A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genetic structure has been changed by incorporates a gene that will express a desirable trait. Most often the transferred gene allows the organism to express a trait that will add to its desirability t....
Genital Herpes
Genital herpes is a common virus infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Genital herpes thrives as an intracellular parasite; a virus that cannot survive by itself and is entirely dependent on the cells it invades. Viruses are the microbial organisms that most commonly cause infection in....
GM food
what are the advantage and disadvantages of
genetically modified food
The genetically modified (GM) food is contained genetically altered ingredients.
Traditional plant breeding involves crossing varieties of the same species in ways they could cross naturally. But a lo....
How Substances Enter and Exit a Living Cell
BASIC STRUCTURE OF A CELL MEMBRANE
The cell membrane surrounds all living cells, and is the cell's most important organelle. It controls how substances can move in and out of the cell and is responsible for many other properties of the cell as well. The membranes that surround the nucleus and othe....
How to Write a Formal Lab Write-up
How to Write up a FORMAL Lab Report
THE REQUIRED COMPONENTS
Title Page
Introduction
Objective
Background Information on experiment and technology used
Hypothesis
Materials & Methods Section
Materials (Listed)
Methods (DETAILED) descriptions of all sections ....
Investigating enzymes
Investigating Enzymes
The effect of enzyme concentration, on enzyme activity.
Aim: To explain how changing the concentration of an enzyme affects the enzymes activity. We are using apple as the substrate, which determined why we used pectinase as the enzyme. Pectinase is a general term for enz....
Investigating the water potential of Potato tissue.
Investigating the water potential of Potato tissue.
Introduction:
In this investigation I aim to discover the water potential and solute potential of potato tissue. I will accomplish this by placing potato pieces of equal size into varying concentrations of sucrose solution and examining the....
Is raw meat healthy?
EVER since neolithic man sparked a flame, cooked meat has been on the menu. Yet the latest celebrity diet to arrive in the country has turned back time, advocating raw meat as the secret to health and weight loss.
The "raw food revolution" believes ingredients such as beef, venison and fish shoul....
Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Juvenile Dermatomyositis also known as JDM is a disease that causes muscle weakness and a skin rash. Juvenile Dermatomyositis is a disease that is found only in children under the age of eighteen. This disease affects 3,000 to 5,000 children in the United States. There is still no cure for this dise....
Levels of Biological Organization
Levels of Biological Organization
Biological Organization explains the ongoing relationship of the Earth energy from the tiniest particle all the way through to top of the biosphere. In this paper we will describe our understanding of biological organization by comparing and contrasting different d....
Magnesium
Magnesium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mg and atomic number 12 and an atomic mass of 24.31. Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element and constitutes about 2% of the Earth's crust by weight, and it is the third most plentiful element dissolved in seawater. Ma....
Modern Health Hazards
Modern Health Hazards, dangers arising from man made circumstances that threaten the wellbeing of humans environment. These are normally taken as hazards arising from the mistakes human's have made over the past year's affecting the Healthy status of the entire planet completely. Different hazards t....
Molecular Biology
Introduction Page 3
Abbreviations
Methodology
The cell and the cell division Page 5
What are DNA and RNA? Page 22
Gene Manipulation, Recombinant DNA Technology and Cloning Page 32
Futur....
Neuronal Systems are Involved in the Consumption of Ecstasy
The onset of the effect of MDMA is fast and usually lasts from 3-4 hours, depending on the dose taken. Some of the positive effects of taking this drug include: emotional openness, euphoria, stimulation, a decrease of inhibitions, a feeling of relaxation and the emotional perception of having no wor....
Neurotransmitters
Abstract
The importance of understanding reuptake neurotransmitters and their mechanisms is essential to treating degenerative neural diseases such as Parkinsons Disease, Alzheimers Disease and other depression related disorders. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are released from neurons i....
Nutrition Therapy for HIV
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a type of virus that replicates itself in the T-cells and destroys the lymphocyte. The physiological implications consist of glycoprotein binding to the white blood cell (CD-4) membrane receptors, and once it enters the cell, it synthesizes protein which is the....
Organizations and employees
Abstract:
An employee demands of industry, the success of his foundation that did not
contribute to the industry and the development of skills and, because the contract that defines the relationship and regulation between the institution and the employee based on the rental time employee for a fe....
Pancreatic Cancer
The "silent killer" is the nickname for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common type of pancreatic cancer. This exocrine type cancer starts in the cells lining the ducts of the pancreas. These ducts carry digestive juices to the main duct in the pancreas (Shavers, 2009). Most p....
PCR / gene amplification
PCR is a method of gene amplification. It is a better method than bacterial cloning because of its greater sensitivity, selectivity, and speed. Moreover, it does not require bacterial vectors and rapidly amplifies the chosen segment of DNA in the test tube without the need for living cells. PCR st....
Plant Proposal
RESEARCH PROPOSAL: MEXICAN PINGUICULA PLANT
ABSTRACT
Mexican pinguicula plants (Butterworts) have evolved the ability to lure prey and utilize nutrients absorbed from captured prey to fuel their metabolism. The unique ecological role of this species provides an opportunity to study interestin....
Progeria
Progeria is one of the least known genetic disorders. There are two types of Progeria, the only difference being the age group that it affects. The Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is commonly called Childhood Progeria. The second type of Progeria is Werners Syndrome, which is the adult form of ....
Proteins
Proteins are the macromolecules of life. Discovered in 1838, proteins are recognized as a large number of superior organic compounds that make up living organisms and are essential to their functioning. The term protein comes from the Greek word proteies or primary. Proteins have many different prop....
Proteins
Proteins are molecules made-up of one or more chains of amino acids joined by peptide bonds. Enzymes are important proteins that guide almost all chemical reactions that occur inside cells. Most cells contain hundreds of different enzymes because each enzyme assists only one or a few specific reac....
Revolutionary QM212
Abstract: A new process in bio-chemistry involves the manipulation of molecules to defeat diseases, viruses, chemical warfare, and to reduce the cost of bio-chemical engineering. This new process is refined in that the researcher utilizes new computer technology to model the behavior of cert....
secret life of cells : Lipase
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
1. INTRODUCTION - ENZYMES 3
2. LIPASE 3
3. FACTORS AFFECTING LIPASE ACTIVITY 4
3.1 TEMPERATURE 4
3.2 CONCENTRATION OF LIPASE 5
3.3 ENZYME ACTIVATORS 5
4. LIPASE DEFICIENCY - DISEASES 5
....
Soil Science
Ill begin by describing my soil sample and telling why I was interested in testing the pH and other qualities within. The soil I chose was created by using water from the Rio Brazos River and sewage material from the city of Temple. Rio Brazos River Authority is the company in charge of this ecolo....
study on type1 diabetes
Type I Diabetes: A study of 'Mr James Longley' with emphasis on anatomical, clinical, pathophysiological, psychological, and social aspects of the condition.
Introduction to scenario
31 year old design engineer, James Longley, who lives with his girlfriend, has been feeling very thirsty and tire....
Teen Health
Why is it important for a teenager to eat healthy foods?
Some reasons teenagers should eat healthy foods is because they need to provide their body with healthy nutrients, to
prevent diseases in the future, and to have more energy and to be more alert everyday. When you're a teen in adolescence....
the effect on yeast at different temperatures
The Effect on Yeast at Different Temperatures
Introduction
This exercise involves the use of Yeast. Yeast is single celled fungi used in baking and brewing. They break down food by means of enzymes which they secrete, absorb the small molecules that r....
Theorists of nursing
Culture is defined as the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize an institution,
organization, or a group of people (Merriam Webster, 2011). Madeline Leininger believed that in order to provide competent
nursing care, an understanding of cultural differences shou....
Three Organisms: Hydra, Flatworm, and Earthworm
The Hydra, unlike other animals with an anus and rectum, uses the same opening for both taking in food and eliminating wastes. Its intracellular and extracellular digestive processes are detailed in the drawing I have made. It is the simplest of animals in the drawings, since it uses a contractile....
Transgenics - The Crops of The Future
Picture a world in which there is no famine, and every crop contains your essential nutrients - this is the Future of Transgenics, and as it becomes closer it also becomes more controversial. In this paper we will discuss the Background of transgenics, how they are made and what all the hype is real....
Understanding Chromosomes
Imagine... you are in charge of building a 200-story skyscraper. The skyscraper has all of the newest technological features, and production has to start tomorrow. Would it happen? Of course not, you would need blue prints. This goes with your body, too. When you are born, your body has to know ....
What is the Pancreas?
What is the Pancreas?
The pancreas is a glandular organ that secretes digestive enzymes (internal secretions) and hormones (external secretions). In humans, the pancreas is a yellowish organ about 7 inches (17.8 cm) long and 1.5 inches. (3.8 cm) wide.
The pancreas lies beneath the stomach....
yest in different sugar
Activity of yeast in different sugar
Aim
My aim is to compare the respiration of yeast in different substrates of sugars.
There are three types of Carbohydrates: monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. I will be looking at monosaccharide and the disaccharide.
Hypothesis
....
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