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Pesticide is useful for managing agricultural pests around this world. They kill and repel pests to protect the plants and crops, but also cause a lot of human deaths each year. A pesticide is any substance used to kill, repel, or control certain forms of plant or animal life that are considered to be pests. It includes insecticides for controlling a wide variety of insects, fungicides used to prevent the growth of molds and mildew, disinfectants for preventing the spread of bacteria, and…

The Difference in Seed Drop Velocity Between Sugar Maple and Norway Maple Seeds Authors: Vanessa Alan, Aubrey Bianco, Micayla Boots, Erin Slason BI 101.35 Dr. Kotila Introduction: The question on how plants and ultimately seeds travel from one place to another was just one of the many research questions asked by Charles Darwin. Darwin was an experimentalist who proposed many questions and performed corresponding experiments that tested multiple hypothesis. For instance, Darwin wanted to…

Data and Results: During ten generations of construction bugs, the blue construction bug declined in number greatly and then went extinct, the yellow construction bug number declined greatly and then leveled out, the purple construction bug number increased greatly and then declined, the green construction bug number increased greatly, declined greatly ,and then increased slightly, and the orange construction bug number increased, decreased, and increased again. Conclusion: The aforementioned…

Should foods be genetically modified? Simply, yes, foods should be genetically modified, but no more than they are currently. At this point in time, it would be impossible to "unmodify" all the foods to the extent necessary to say that they are no longer modified. However, further modification could lead to backlash from opponents that are already near if not at their breaking point, and the food that isnt modified is all they are willing to take as it is. Forcing them to take what they don't…

The World Health Organization has announced that processed meat can cause cancer. The WHO report listed processed meat alongside alcohol, asbestos, arsenic and cigarettes as cancer-causing substances. It also classified red meat as "probably" carcinogenic, though there was limited evidence. But for many, the new guidelines won't stop them from tucking into something meaty. We have probably seen today’s headlines, about the fact that processed meat has been classified as a definite cause of…

Wouldn’t you like to leave your food in the refrigerator for a week and come back and it’s still the same as you left it? A GMO is the result of a laboratory process where genes from the DNA of one species are extracted and artificially forced into the genes of an unrelated plant or animal. GMOs are very beneficial to the world because of its resistance to insects, environmental protection, and more nutritious foods. Bt cotton is the only GM crop authorised to be grown in India and China. Bt…

When we head to the grocery store and purchase our groceries we generally do not think about where they come from, or what it takes for them to come from the farms to our refrigerators. Without different flying insects which pollinate flowers, crops and trees, an outstanding number of different crops and foods would be at risk for crisis. Many people do not know about the current problem with our global pollinators, which includes, many different species of bees. Luckily, scientists around the…

A concept that is being thought about is the idea of genetically modified crops that contain the venom named Androctonus australis Hector Insect Toxin or AaIT. The implementation of this toxin into crops has caused some controversy given that it is a powerful toxin derived from the scorpion Androctonus australis hector. The use of this toxin has been explored in many studies to study how dangerous it is for people to ingest as well as the benefits that can come about by the use of this pesticide…

The Problem The topic selection for the development of the adaptive management plan is based on the claim of residents and conservation groups of the increase levels of air pollution and pollution of surface and groundwater resources in Lower Yakima Valley on Yakima, Washington with the improper disposal and management of manure from their Concentrate Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO’s) of the dairy’s industry. Nevertheless, the dairy’s industry claims that tests conducted by the EPA does not…

Last Sept. 4, the Salmonella Poona epidemic was first reported. Now, the epidemic found caused by Mexican cucumbers has reportedly caused 52 deaths in 16 states, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, as reported in Food Safety News. In its latest update, however, the CDC reported 888 illnesses and 6 deaths in 39 states. The toxic cucumbers were said to have come from Baja, Mexico. They were reportedly sent to the United States by a food distributor in San Diego.…