Cell biology

Nurture has a greater influence on children opposed to nature. A person having blue eyes will not result in how they act. A person having dark skin will not implement their personality; however, a child's ambience will affect how they act and what they accomplish. The main factor of a child being altered is their parents. The environment of a child while being raised will impinge them. If a parent is castigating, the child will think it is okay to be abusive. Children will also preform tasks if…

Herbert Boyer: The Perfect Nominee Nicholas Henderson 100882432 James J. Cheetham BIOL 1010 October 6th, 2015 In the world of biotechnology there have been a large number of individuals and groups that have made significant discoveries, products, methods, companies, etc. Some date back all the way to ancient civilizations and others being a little closer to modern day. Biotechnology shaped, and continues to do so, our world, how we produce, how we cure and even how we eat. There are very…

Discussion: The purpose of this experiment was to observe the effects that salinity content had on the possible hatching successes of brine shrimp nauplii. It was also used in order to find the optimal salinity content and if that content was of high concentration, or that of a lower concentration. It was predicted that the Artemia spp would be much more positively affected, with higher percentages of live nauplii hatchings, in the water containing the lower amount of salinity content. The…

Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution erupted as one of the most revolutionary scientific ideas of the nineteenth century. The idea proposed that the living organisms of Earth evolved from simpler organisms through the elongated process of natural selection. The theory of evolution evoked enormous controversy because it challenged existing beliefs about the creation of humankind. The spread of Darwin’s theory caused a division within America because it struck the nation during a stage of immense…

When Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, a cardiologist at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, was first called to examine a chimpanzee with a facial droop, she embarked on a new branch or medicine. She was given the opportunity to assist in the treatment of animals when the opportunity arose and also continue practicing cardiology at UCLA. As she further treated animals with cardiac illnesses, she realized that the conditions that afflicted animals were similar to those that afflicted humans. In…

The transition from adolescence into emerging adulthood, as seen in the Arnett Model of lifespan development, marks a unique developmental period in humans that can have a significant impact on the adaptation and maintenance of healthy behaviors. Emerging adulthood is specifically described as the period between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five when one explores their identity, instability, self-focus, ambivalence towards choices, and possibilities. The promotion of an active lifestyle has…

Biological anthropology is one of the four main fields of anthropology. Biological anthropology—also called physical anthropology—includes human evolution, non-primatology, and biological adaptations to the environment. Biological anthropology is a popular area of study within anthropology. It is the combination of both the biological and social sciences to answer questions about human adaptability and evolution. As far as research methods go, biological anthropologists tend to include more…

Findings An artificial Organ is a man-made creation that is implanted within a person in order to sustain/improve a failing organ and can come as a kind of temporary life support while waiting on the transplant list. In some cases, artificial organs can eliminate the need for transplantation altogether however there are many benefits and costs to artificial organs which prevents this. Other artificial organs such as prosthetic limbs and cochlear implants, which are for those in no need of…

From Dolly, the sheep, to Mendel's pea plants, the history of genetic engineering has always been a controversial topic. However, what everyone needs to realize is that it is all around the world. Dolly was the first genetically engineered sheep, and Mendel was the first person to understand the concept of cross breeding to manipulate the genes of organisms. Genetic engineering has always been controversial. The biggest reason that people say that genetic engineering is controversial, is because…

Brian Switek, the author of How Giraffes Became Winner by a neck, writes about the evolution of the giraffe and its neck length. The article starts off by explaining the theories of Darwin and Wallace compared to Lamarck. In most textbook cases, Darwin and Wallace are correct, since textbooks usually only show the modern giraffe, Giraffa Camelopardalis, but in this situation, Lamarck’s theory is more correct. The example of the question would be, picture a proto giraffe looking up in a tree for…