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Scientists Essays and Term Papers
Hawaii Fruit IndustryProblem: Inability to expand produce market outside of the state.
Limited market with in the state.
Cause: The four different species of fruit flies that inhibit the fruit, The
US mainland regulates tropical fruit exportation, requiring
Quarantine for pest ...
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy(BSE) is a relatively new disease found
primarily in cattle. This disease of the bovine breed was first seen in the
United Kingdom in November 1986 by histopathological examination of affected
brains (Kimberlin, 1993) . From the first discovery in 1986 to 1990 this
disease developed into a ...
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The Importance Of Literature Vs. ScienceIf we lived in a world without literature, learning only the sciences,
would we be the same people? Does the human race need literature at all, does
it have any worth whatsoever except as entertainment? Do people actually learn
from literature? These are all questions that divide the human ...
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gherig's Disease)Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gherig's Disease)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a deadly disease of the nervous system.
Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS at this time affects 25,000 people in
the U.S. today. One in 50,000 people will be affected in any one year. The
average age for ...
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CometsThe first written records of date back to nearly 3,000 years ago from China and Europe. The accounts of these were believed to be the causes of terrible events that occurred afterwards. In more recent times, however, astronomers have found out what they really are.
A comet is basically a mixture ...
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Atomic StructureThe concept of the atom has existed since the 5th century BC, but it was not until the beginning of the 19th century that this concept was developed into a scientific theory. Almost as soon as the modern atomic theory was established, it was discovered that atoms were not the basic building blocks ...
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Genetic CloningOn the approach to the second millennia, ‘cloning’ and the ability to manipulate and modify DNA has increased immensely. The field of genetic reproduction is creating a variety of unknown social and ethical consequences that are particular to our present time. Such consequences, although unknown ...
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Greenhouse Effects SpeechEarth is the only planet that we know of that has the right conditions to support life. Because of it’s perfect distance from the sun, Earth has an average temperature of 60°F, making it an ideal place for many types of life to thrive in. However, the temperature would not be so ideal if ...
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New Atlantis By Francis BaconFrancis Bacon was the founder of the modern scientific method. The focus on the new scientific method is on orderly experimentation. For Bacon, experiments that produce results are important. Bacon pointed out the need for clear and accurate thinking, showing that any mastery of the world in which ...
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Ecology Assignment1. Explain why any one species cannot live everywhere.
Any species cannot live everywhere because this would effect the natural balance. Also one species cannot adapt to all the different environments of our planet. For example a marine creature can only live underwater and cannot live on ...
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History And Development Of The InternetThe internet is a global computer network connecting millions and millions of users throughout the world. (Leiner, 2). It has become one of the fastest growing forms of communication today. (Marshall, 1).
The Internet started as a Defense Department Cold War experiment in the 1950’s. ...
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Issac NewtonIsaac Newton was one of the greatest scientists of all time. He is best-known for his discovery of the law of universal gravitation and the laws of motion. Much of modern science is based on the understanding and use of his laws.
Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, 1642, in the small English ...
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Newton And PrismsSir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist born in 1643 and died in 1727. He is considered one of the greatest scientists in history, who made many important contributions to many fields of science. His discoveries and theories were the groundwork for much of the scientific ...
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Antibiotic Resistance 2During 1997, an event doctors had been fearing finally occurred. In three geographically separate patients, an often deadly bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, responded poorly to a once reliable antidote--the antibiotic vancomycin. Fortunately, in those patients, the bacteria remained susceptible ...
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MicrowavesYou might remember the heroic role that newly-invented radar
played in the Second World War. People hailed it then as "Our Miracle
Ally".
But even in its earliest years, as it was helping win the war, radar
proved to be more than an expert enemy locator. Radar technicians,
doodling away in ...
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Black Holes 3The theory that black holes have existed is not new at all. The thought of them first started in 1783 when Rev. John Michell applied Newton’s theory of gravity to predict the possibility of so-called “dark stars.” Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity predicted in 1915 “Schwartzschild ...
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Isaac Newtonwas one of the greatest scientists of all time. He is
best-known for his discovery of the law of universal gravitation and the
laws of motion. Much of modern science is based on the understanding and
use of his laws.
Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, 1642, in the small English
town ...
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Nature / Nurture Or Both !The controversy over what determines who we are, whether it is Nature
(heredity, our biological make up) or Nurture (our environment) is taking a new
shape. Through the past decades, psychologists have developed different theories
to explain the characteristics of human-beings; how we feel, think ...
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The Future Of Religion“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light…“(Gen 1:1.5) ...
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Lasers 3The idea for the laser started as long ago as 1905 when Albert Einstein suggested the simulated emission of light. Light sources ie. candles, florescent substances, torches, and light bulbs give of packets of energy, called photons, when their atoms are excited by energy. Einstein suggested that ...
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