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My fascination with the neurological basis of learning and memory began during an independent research project in the second year of my master’s degree at Bangalore University. I was in awe when I realized how extraordinarily complex the neural mechanisms that support memory formation are and yet these profound neural events may be “undone” if the memories are not retrieved. Furthermore, I learned that memories can be embedded in chains, or “engrams”, composed of antecedent and subsequent events…

Ecology.com “Cats are responsible for the deaths of between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds and 6.9-20.7 billion mammals annually... they have been blamed for the global extinction of 33 species.” Just to put it in perspective if we humans would be small rodents and or birds then feral cats would eat us 3.25 times over. Another factor that make feral cats and environmental nightmare is as the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife reports “Unlike some predators, a cat 's desire to hunt is not…

Is it advantageous or more harmful to continue medical testing on animals? Over one hundred million animals are burned, crippled and abused in laboratories each year (“11 facts about animal testing” Wed). Most of the animals being tested have little to no legal protection, laboratories where the animal testing takes place do not follow the few rights that animals do have. These animals in the labs experience mental and physical cruelty for research that is not going to benefit them in any way…

of their dwellings and closer to human settlement. (Nardo 19) During the fourteenth century, there was a large amount of natural disasters such as earthquakes, flooding, and famine. These disturbances destroyed shelters for rodents and food supplies which forced the rodents out of their habitat and into contact with human settlements. (Nardo 22) The disease began to spread in all directions, starting with Italy and eventually spreading to all regions in Europe. The disease spread from China…

Pure-bred Sprague Dawley rats (brown laboratory rats) are to be used in this experiment. These rats are preferred due to known calmness and ease of handling. To reduce variability, rats of the same weight, age, and gender will be chosen. Thirty-seven ADHD rats and thirty-seven non-ADHD rats will be chosen. This provides a sample size large enough to produce statistically significant values. Because there is no physical biological marker for rats with ADHD, behavioral symptoms must be…

For decades, cosmetic companies have been testing their products on poor defenseless animals. “European Union (EU), Israel, and India have banned the sale of any cosmetics or cosmetics ingredients that have been tested on animals” (Testing Cosmetics). Unfortunately in the United States testing on animals is not illegal. Many people believe that animal testing is no longer done. However, there are many companies that still use this form of testing. Some examples would be L’ Oreal, Avon, Burberry…

Did you know that every 1 of 3 American has reported having a firearm in their household?(Fox) When many people think of guns they automatically think of a bad person or death when really guns can be used for many fun sports or activities. Guns have always intrigued me because of the way they work and how they are made. I feel I have a good experience with firearms considering that I am a owner of 5 myself. Most people put firearms into three groups, rifles, shotguns, and handguns, depending on…

Factory Farming How is that burger tasting? Learning the process that food went through will change the way anyone looks at a simple cheeseburger again. A 2012 Food and Water Watch analysis of USDA data has revealed that at least 5.5 million cows are being kept in the horrible conditions of factory farms. Factory farming is evil and should be stopped. It is cruel to animals, thoughtless, and is a cause of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It must be stopped before it brings more terrible…

People just think of science as a boring, difficult topic. There’s more to science then just formulas and hypothesizes. Think of a giant panda bear for example, where did they come from, who found them? Scientist found out all this fun information about different animals. The giant panda bear interests me because they are cute, fluffy, big and one of my favorite animals. This paper will help me and you learn a little more about the giant panda bear. So as we already know the giant panda bear is…

three types of curves, type I, type II, and type III. A type I curve is where individuals live out their full life, with a heavy mortality at the end. A type II is where survivorship curve will be straight, which is a characteristic of adult birds, rodents and many invertebrates. If mortality rates are extremely high in early life, which is the case in insects and fish, it will take the form of a type III curve. It is expected that people with deaths before 1900 will have a lower life…