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    Time travel tunnel, I'm driving through it at the edge of the world, or at least what I perceive to be the edge of the world... I'll cut to the chase. You don't want all the extra fluff and I don't want to give it to you. I was time traveling through a tunnel-- no, it was more like a wormhole, no time travel involved-- tesseracting, dimension traveling... but "time travel" sounds cooler. It's more accepted by the general public. Anyway, so I came out the other side into a pine forest, but the…

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    Berkeley Pit Case Study

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    snow geese carcasses were found. At that point the state of Montana and the EPA steeped in to investigate. Colorado State University also conducted an acute study. CSU’s acute study necropsy tests found that the geese had an infection caused by grain fungus. A necropsy test is an examination of an animal carcass after death, similar to an autopsy for a human. The state of Montana found that the insides of the birds were covered with festering sores and burns, due to high exposure to cadmium,…

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    Essay On Ringworm

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    however... what exactly is it? Ringworm is an infection caused by a fungus most commonly known as Trichophyton Rubrum. Also, this infection can be known as Tines Corporis. However recently, "The organism T. Tonsurans has become the leading cause of infection in the U.S., and we believe it is on the rise in inner city areas," said Susan Abdel-Rahman, Pharm.D., lead study author and…

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    Impetigo Research Paper

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    move the infection themselves. Usually, when a impetigo blister comes and goes it will not leave a cicatrix, however, many children, who have impetigo or scabies, excoriate the infected area and cause the wounds to increases in size, which allows the fungus the multiply even more. One can treat this epidemic by antibiotics, medicated creams and ointments and, for serious cases, penicillin or antibiotic pills are suggested, nevertheless, that person should see a doctor if the infection is…

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    Cavendish banana, which was allowed as an inferior product but was resistant to the disease. The Gros Michel banana, also called the "Big Mike" banana, was the dominant banana kind exported and consumed in the United States until around 1960. When a fungus caused Panama Disease insinuated banana plantations, it nearly aweary…

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    caused the fungus to spread throughout Ireland. This is what caused the famine to start. If the setting were different this event would’ve never taken place. William Smith O’Brien was a leader he always tried his best and kept going and never stopped. Charles Gavan Duffy was very stubborn. Widow McCormack was a wuss and…

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    the brain to repair damaged neural connections, essential rewiring the brain. If nano-cyborgs are made to be self-replicating and potentially thought changing, our bodies could potentially be used in the same way the carpenter ant is used by the fungus. The nano-cyborgs could force one human to bite another human before or even after death in order to transfer to another host to keep themselves from…

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    The Puritans

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    According to Ergotism: The Satan Loosed in Salem, Ergot is a poisonous fungus that grows on rye grain. The fungus works by attaching to the nervous system of the individual who ingests it. Symptoms of Ergot poisoning include body pain, trembling, muscle spasms, confusion, and hallucinations. Some scholars argue that the climate conditions of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 were adequate for ergot fungus to grow on the Puritan’s crops (Caporael,…

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    Ringworm Research Paper

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    A ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin that is very common. Ringworm is not from a worm. It can cause a round shape that is very crusty and scaly on the surface of the body. For different skin tones, it may appear as either white or red patches. There are many types of ringworms that can affect different parts of the body. For example if you have a ringworm on your foot, it would be called “Tinea pedis” which is also called “athlete’s foot”. Ringworms can happen to anybody of any age but…

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    Buckthorn Research Paper

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    prairies , and other natural habitats. Buckthorn helps/contributes to erosion by shading out other plants that grow on the forest floor. Not only does it contribute erosion but also as host to other pest , for example as crown rust fungus and soybean aphid. Buckthorn increases fungus and soybean aphid , these bacteria’s don't make there own food they rely on other substances like plants and killing them. Buckthorn can serve as an overwintering host for the Asian soybean aphid it is a pest known…

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