History of biology

Cellular respiration is a very interesting topic that we are currently learning about in our biology class. What makes this particular topic so remarkable are all of the different elements that work together for cellular respiration to occur in human beings and animals. In the video, “ATP & Respiration: Crash Course Biology #& 7.” (ATP & Respiration: Crash Course Biology #7. n.d.). The narrator does an excellent job of explaining the cellular respiration process in a very clear cut…

In this chapter, Coyne’s argument for evolution is premised on evidence from biogeography. This argument is based on the fact that the same species of organisms often have certain attributes that can be linked directly to their geographical locations. Coyne cites several examples to support this position including the migration of birds like the finch, marsupials and the endemic species of organisms which are only found in oceanic islands, for example the Juan Fernández islands and others (Coyne…

Animal Testing Animals have been the key point in animal testing. However, the amounts of animals being use are suffering during the process of being experimenting on. People don’t realize that animals are living being that has feeling and emotions just like humans do. People do not understand the nature that goes around them. They choose to be ignorant and avaricious about money and wasting animal lives because they feel that animal pain is less important than human pain. Animal…

In the article, “How Sue Became a Rock Star,” written by Gail Mitchell Emilsson and Michael Tinnesand, it starts out by describing what is found around skeleton bones from many years ago. Rocks have formed around the the skeleton bones. These bone looking rocks are known as fossils. Fossils have helped us record and know about the life before us. Sue Hendrickson discovered the most completed and largest T-Rex ever found. They named the T-Rex Sue. Fossils are what is left over of deceased…

The broad similarity between two articles Ehlers, Worm & Reusch (2008) and Campanella et al. (2013) is that both papers emphasized the importance of the genetic diversity of Zostera marina, an ecologically important plant for coastal ecosystem to survive adverse environmental conditions arising from climate change, catastrophic events (storm, heat waves) and anthropogenic activities (pollution, eutrophication, habitat destruction etc). Ehlers et al. (2008) talked about the effects of temperature…

Boris Ignachkov 100827940 BIOL1010 Assignment #1 October 6, 2015 James J. Cheetham, Ph.D. Never Ending Contribution – The Road to the Carleton Prize for Biotechnology We live in the world where change is inevitable, and only those who adapt quickly can achieve great success. John Craig Venter is one of those people. He is a Vietnam veteran that became a biotechnology icon (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2003). His works have contributed enormously to biotechnology. His…

Evolution Of Behaviour This report will cover the main points about the evolution of domestic cats and how they have evolved and adapted in different ways. These points will be concise so that readers will be informed about the domestic cat’s behaviour this is important in case one day they may own a cat and the knowledge will come to use. The report will mainly be based on the Persian cat. The Persian cat originated from Iran and has odd features such as a round head with a small nose and a…

Genetic diseases are still a concern, despite advances in medicine. We know little about them. Inheriting normal or altered gene is always random phenomenon, entirely independent from us. Sometimes a genetic disease does not appear in any generation. There are also situations that the child is the first person in the family affected by a genetic condition (neither parent is a carrier).If the parents are healthy, there is a small probability that their next child will be affected by the same…

Being able to craft a new organ out of a patient’s own cells that is guaranteed to be a perfect match and could be made to order, sounds like a beautiful, unmanageable fantasy especially to those like me who have watched a loved one go through the never-ending process of getting an organ transplant. Bioprinting could one day turn that seemingly impossible dream into a reality and completely revolutionize the world of organ transplants. I can imagine the years of my father having to deal with the…

have indeed the power to better the lives of patients. This has sparked my interest in wanting to dedicate myself to the medical society. As I study my A Levels, I have found Chemistry and Biology to be particularly useful to support my pursuit of medicine. Being inquisitive in nature, both Chemistry and Biology have provided me with extensive knowledge of biological systems. Meanwhile, a superb understanding of Mathematics has enabled me to make decisions logically and be competent with…