The Unknown

Caffeine: the unknown panacea I had an early start to a life of caffeine. I remember when I was younger my grandpa and I would always sit on the kitchen floor and dunk Keebler cookies into his black coffee. I can still remember the bitter sweet taste in my mouth and how much I fell in love with that taste every time I had it. And when I went to my grandma’s she used to put a little coffee in the bottom of a coffee mug and fill the rest up with milk and sugar just so I could feel like a big kid.…

microscopic examination, Unknown 15 was identified to be a Gram positive coccoid. Based on these results, all of the Gram negative genera were eliminated including: Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Escherichia, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Alcaligenes, Neisseria, Proteus, Salmonella, Shigella, Erwinia, Veillonella, and Flavobacterium (5). Bacillus, Lactobacillus, Listeria, Kurthia, and Arthrobacter were eliminated because they did not match the coccoid shape of Unknown 15 (5). The catalase test…

These are the “Unknowns.” Collected altogether in one cemetery are Unknowns from World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War (Arlington National Cemetery). The most famous Unknown is from World War I and he rests below the familiar white-marbled Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a national monument in one of the most honorable cemeteries, that pays respect to the soldiers that have sacrificed their lives in war, even if they are not “unknown”…

Results: In order to identify the gram positive isolate in the unknown #260 broth, I observed the bacterium under the microscope, created a stock culture, and conducted a variety of biochemical tests. First, I prepared a gram stain of the mixed culture using aseptic technique, shown in Figure 1, and found two different bacteria. There were too numerous to count purple cocci in clusters, pairs, and some single cells, which I identified as the target isolate. The other bacteria present a pink…

The Identification of Two Unknown Bacteria Mixtures Through the Method of Characteristic Testing and Elimination Khoa Vuong TA: Charlie Roll Micro 3301 4/11/24. Abstract: There is a surplus amount of microorganisms that are out there in the world. A single swab of any surface, including the human body, will yield many different types of microorganisms. Once grown on a nutrient-rich medium, the identification of these microorganisms can be made by isolating pure colonies and performing and using…

ABSTRACT: The Microbiology & Immunology Laboratory Unknown Identification Project is designed to test the students’ skills and knowledge of performing biochemical tests learned during the course of the lab. Students receive a numbered tube containing a mixed culture of two unknown organisms and are required to determine the identity of each microorganism by performing a series of biochemical tests of their choice. Unknown test tube #25 was obtained and streaked onto two agar plates to obtain…

EA & JB 2 Identifying Neisseria sicca INTRODUCTION Bacteria are microorganisms constituting a large domain of prokaryote. They are typically a few micrometers in length and have a number of shapes ranging from spirals to rods and spheres. Bacteria are known to be among the first forms of life to appear on Earth, and are present in almost all habitats. They inhabit water, soil, radioactive waste, acidic hot springs, and Earth’s crust…

Unknown “Okay officer I’ll tell you everything that I remember” I said. It was the year 2017. I was walking home from school with my two best friends Macy and Andy. We were on the way to my house to finish a project that was due at 12 that night, which gave us more than enough time to finish it. To get home from the school we had to cut through a huge woods called the “Unknown”. The woods was over 1000 acres large! There was many rumors about the “Unknown”, like people…

Declan Cosby Mrs. Boss English III Mar 11, 2024 The Book of Unknown Americans Essay The novel, “The Book of Unknown Americans” won numerous awards for bringing immigration to light. In this novel by Cristina Henquiruez, a significant character, Alma, the mother of Maribel, causes the separation of her family. The author shows this through the literary devices of foreshadowing the antagonist Garrett, the conflict between her and Maribels accident, and her characterization through the novel…

of the Augurs (main & right wall, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia 520 BCE) depicts an elaborate ritual ceremony in which funerary games took place in honor of the dead. The entirety of this tomb consists of four walls, however, the artist(s) is unknown. The city of Tarquinia is one of the most powerful and prominent Etruscan centers known for its many fresco painted chamber tombs.0 An augur is a roman priest, however the Etruscan augur is an official who closely watches the game taking place in…