Insecticide

The modern world is full of new ideas and inventions. Our society as a whole, has advanced more in the last century than it has in any other time period. Brilliant minds have privileged us with easier, faster, and overall more efficient versions of everything. Due to advances in science, these have all been made possible. A particular brilliant mind, known as Fritz Haber, is responsible for the synthesis of ammonia through nitrogen fixation, chemical warfare, the Born-Haber cycle, and many other…

reliance on chemicals that these modified crops depend upon. The pesticides from GMO plants are new to humans, and we can’t be sure how they will affect our bodies; however, we definitely do know that pesticides (a term that includes herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides) are linked to cancer, neurological diseases, and a number of other very serious health concerns (GMOs). One such example is the fact that over 80% of all GMOs around the world are engineered for herbicide tolerance and, as a…

Q: Drawing from creative thinking and governance views, construct a reflective meaning of Creative Thinking in Governance Creative thinking Creative thinking involves addressing a situation, task, problem or challenge with innovative thinking or outside of the box thinking. It is the process where you look any problem/object/decision from a fresh perspective. In a classic study of creativity, Taylor (1959) proposed the existence of five typologies for creativity. These were expressive,…

Along with the increased use of insecticides to kill crop-damaging insects, ammonium nitrate was added into fertilizer mixtures because it is soluble and dissolves in water, “relatively stable under most conditions and inexpensive to manufacture” (Lallanilla, pp. 4, 2013). Images of ammonium…

Chemical Contamination Hajra Takala Benedictine University Professor, David Milen, Ph.D.,MPH, MS, BA, AAS Chemical contamination refers to the presence of unwanted substances that make the food, air, or water unfit to use. There are two forms of chemical contaminants organic and inorganic. We have chemical contaminant in the substance that we are using every day. There is property or characteristic for some contaminants which is volatile, this lead to having like these contaminates in our…

legs or bigger ears. There are four processes that contribute to microevolution: 1. Mutation – a physical change in a gene. An example of mutation is bacteria mutating into an antibiotic resistant strain or an insect developing resistance to insecticide “The force of mutation is the ultimate source of new genetic variation within populations” (Wade 2005). 2. Gene Migration – movement of a population to breed or feed, which impacts the occurrence of gene varieties. Pollen is an example as it…

Imagine a small frog crossing a busy highway in order to escape a predator. It has managed to avoid getting run over by cars, and has landed on the road centerline. It is only a matter of time before a car drifts slightly and smashes the frog; is it safer for the frog to stay in the same place, or to complete the journey to the other side and risk getting hit? Humans have crossed half the metaphorical road of environmental control in an effort to escape the hands of the gods. Throughout the…

PESTICIDES: THE UGLY, THE BAD AND THE BEES. To pesticide or not to pesticide? The correct answer for this question is no! Pesticides should be banned because these products have harmful effects to many living things. One of the most important pollinators on the planet, bees, are an organism that is highly affected by pesticides. Pesticides contribute to many health problems in adults and children. Pesticides today contaminate our food and water, along with hurting the environment in other ways…

Mark Macaskill argues in his book “Doing Good Better”, that we ought to donate towards charities that are effective. However, he proposes that it is not morally justified to give to a cause that is close to one’s heart, insofar the charity the agent chooses to support is due to subjective reasons. Problematically, if we were to listen to MacAskill, there could be dire consequences from adhering to the QALY methodology. This essay aims to argue otherwise, because the individuals who are donating…

INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is a multisystem chronic inflammatory disorder.1 The disease primarily affects the pulmonary system. It causes an increase in inflammatory markers which may develop into pulmonary granulomas. The disease may also affect the skin, eyes, kidneys and practically any system of the body.2 Patients require a thorough history and physical and systemic work-up with treatment focused on the most severely affected system.1 Sarcoidosis can affect any age group, ethnicity or race.…