Resistance to Apartheid Essay

Throughout all of history humans have been trying to find new and more efficient cures. Often times these cures are based on observations of natural elements. I choose the article, Researchers Find Antimicrobial Substances in Komodo Dragon Blood from the George Mason University, because I was interested by what made their blood special compared to other creatures. The article analyzed why Komodo dragons are resistant to the bacteria found in their saliva, which is used to kill prey. Researchers…

Lupus, timeline and comtemporary situation When I was thinking about the topic for this paper, I decided to go for Lupus (Systemic lupus erythematosus) because that is a personal topic for me and my family. On this paper I will talk about the history of Luppus. Lupus is a inflammatory multisystemic disorder of the connective tissue, it manifests on joints (confused with athithis), kidney and skin. In this case the autoimmune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. It has periods of illnes…

Velocity of Bacteria and Cells Determine the Need of Antibiotics The first goal was to examine the motion of E. coli bacteria. Excel was used to analyze and record the position, velocity and acceleration of the bacteria. The second goal was to analyze and compare the cell motion of wound healing, neutrophils and E.coli bacteria using ImageJ to determine if a patient needs to take antibiotics to cure his injury based on the velocity of E. coli, neutrophils, and wound healing. Experimental…

Introduction Gastric ulcer aka peptic ulcer. Literature Review Gastric ulcer Epidemiology, etiology, and pathophysiology Stress has been associated with stomach ulcers for many year; however, research shows that stress does not cause ulcers. There are two main causes for a gastric ulcer according to University of Maryland Medical Center (2012a). The most common cause is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria. This specific bacteria has a corkscrew shape and grows in the mucus gel layer…

Results After testing the absorbance of Control and Treatment with Penicillin and Streptomycin cultures over a 160-minute time period, three phenomena for the three different cultures were recorded and made into the graphs below. An upward trend of the absorbance in the Control culture as time progresses can be observed. Compared to the upward sloping absorbance curve of Control Treatment, both absorbance curves of Penicillin Treatment and Streptomycin Treatment have different directions of…

Edgar Allan Poe’s death is a very controversial topic. No doubt about it. When it's brought up in conversation, many people begin to argue. Last week, our class held a Socratic Seminar about this topic. And I believe that what I chose to talk about was the right decision, and how I knew it was. During the Seminar, I brought up the theory of cooping, thinking it would be the right thing thing to do. Just in case you don't know, Cooping is a form of kidnaping the involves drugging someone,…

Description Celiac Disease is a chronic small bowel disease characterized as an autoimmune disorder that occurs in genetically predisposed individuals. People inherit this genetic variation from their parents. Gluten, the trigger for Celiac Disease, is a combination of proteins, found in wheat, barley, and rye, called prolamins. Most common are the promanlines called gliadins, glutenins, hordeins, and secalin which all contain proline and glutamine residues. These residues make gluten resistant…

Brucellosis Brucellosis is a disease that is spread to humans through contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. It is most commonly spread by eating or drinking unpasteurized milk, cheese, and other dairy products. Brucellosis can usually be treated. However, it can be life-threatening if the infection leads to inflammation of the heart (endocarditis) or linings of the brain (meningitis). For some people, brucellosis can become a long-lasting (chronic) disease. CAUSES…

The disease myiasis occurs mainly in rural regions, and there is a direct relationship between the poor health, low education, and age with myiasis (). It is more common in patients with disorderly behaviors, mental health problems, diabetics, those with immunodeficiency and in patients with low level of the economy (). Exposures to purulent lesions attract and stimulate flies to lay eggs or larvae on lesion. Furthermore, population habits, such as sitting or lying on the ground with the naked…

Hankin performed an interesting experiment to test if the antibacterial ‘substance’ in Ganges and Jamuna was volatile in nature. He heated the Ganges and Jamuna water in an open and a hermatically sealed tube (Hankin, 1896 and Hankin 2011- this is the English version of the original French paper translated by gangagen.com). He found that the antibacterial activity was retained when the water was heated in the sealed tube, but was lost in the open tube. Although the exact temperature and the…