Kelp

The sandy beaches, blue waters, dolphins, waterfalls and hospitable locals are some of the reasons why you should pack up and head to Hawaii. The little paradise has been hosting thousands of guests yearly. It is estimated that a total of 8 million tourists flock Hawaii annually for their vacation. The premier travel destination is packed with fun activities, beautiful sights, and delicious meals. It is said that the best way to learn the culture of a new place is by trying their foods. You are…

By May 2016, Greenpeace calculated that 39,000 tons of salmon washed up near the island of Chiloe in Chile. Six months later the government and the public have yet to reconcile their beliefs on the cause of the incident. According to Soberanes and Perez’ article, “The salmon crisis in Chile’s Chiloe Island,” government officials blame a “red tide” of algae as the main cause of the fish kill, completely independent of government authorization for the salmon industry to dump 9,000 tons of dead…

predators. This is why many zoos have river otters. When the zoos breed and release the otters, the otter population starts increasing slightly. River otters can either be diurnal or nocturnal, but they are usually nocturnal. They sleep wrapped in kelp or seaweed while floating on their…

During my first semester at the University of Southern California, I took a Women in International Development class after reading about Wangari Mathai’s life and how science was utilized as a means for empowering the poor and women as a result changing an entire country’s government. With encouragement from my professor and inspiration from Mathai, I decided to further explore an interdisciplinary education, leading me to my chosen field: environmental studies. Becoming a scientific diver…

produces large amounts of aliphatic hydrocarbon molecules is used as a source for genetic material. The genes that produce hydrocarbon in BB are identified, removed, cloned and subsequently inserted into high growth brown seaweeds like Kelp. The genetically modified kelp can be grown in coastal ocean waters. After the growth is complete it can be harvested and further processed .The hydrocarbons produced are then extracted and catalytically converted into useful…

A female Mini Schnauzer named Maggie and found that after a while of having her, she started chewing on her back & legs with some spots on her looking pretty raw. We examined her and knew she didn't have fleas and we started to worry that her hair wouldn't grow back in the raw areas. We decided to take her to the vet to see what was wrong. The vet had the usual answer of the dog has allergies and could either give her shots (expensive) or try a cream/lotion. We decided to go to the pet store…

In second grade I gave up eating seafood because I wanted to be a marine biologist. My logic? I didn’t want to “eat what I worked with” as I studied the ocean. Ten years later and I feel even more enthused about our oceans. For me they are still a wonder; worlds still mostly undiscovered and unknown. Although my life is not necessarily how I pictured it at age seven, there are two things that remain unchanged: I still don’t eat seafood, and I still want to be a woman in STEM. Looking back on…

Help the Otters Have you ever thought of losing an animal? Do you think you can help us save animals? Otters come in with parasites, fungal infections, upper respiratory infections, wounds from other animals, and not being able to swim. Otters are being rescued because they are being not being treated correctly. Otters need your help because people are killing them for multiple purposes. More than 680 otters have been rescued. The Florida Aquarium has helped many otters. The aquarium helps…

Sally’s kilocalorie (kcals) intake is below the daily recommended intake (DRI) for a female of the age of 15 years old. If Sally is active this intake would be insufficient to keep up with the demands of her body, on top of the kcals required for basic functions, such as breathing, digestion, and concentration. If she is active she could increase her calorie intake by adding snacks of vegetables or fruit, either fresh or dried, in-between her meals. 80g of fresh fruit or vegetables will count…

Forensic science, known as forensics, is the application of science to law by analyzing DNA for legal evidence. DNA profiling is the predominant application and forensic science, DNA profiling allows us to take more than one sample of an unknown DNA specimen and determine if it has the same genetic match. Moreover, DNA profiling is to help determine and solve crime scenes such as murders, assaults, and rapes. The technique used for analyzing DNA is restriction fragment length polymorphism…