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FACTS ABOUT THE GOPHER TORTOISE
Facts about the Gopher Tortoise
Facts about the Gopher Tortoise
Introduction
“Gopher tortoises are reptiles that have a gray-brown, oval shell (carapace) with a flat top. The bottom of a male gopher tortoise's shell (plastron) is concave, and the female's plastron is flat (Hill, 2001). The plastron is ...
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS
Genetically Modified Plants
Genetically Modified Plants
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All cultivated plants have been genetically modified over centuries through traditional processes of selection and breeding. The term genetically modified organism (GMO) specifically describes a type of genetic modification in which the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) of microbes, plants, and animals is directly altered. GMOs ...
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Forensic entomology using insects that invade and feed on decomposing remains to assist the investigation of a crime
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Forensic entomology using insects that invade and feed on decomposing remains to assist the investigation of a crime
Introduction
Forensic Entomology contributes significantly to the field of death investigations. It has been a reliable form ...
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Dietitian as Healthcare Profession
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In this study we try to explore the scope of “dietitian as health care profession” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “what are the tasks of a dietitian and how this profession has emerged” and its relation with “emergence in ...
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FRUITS
Fruits
Fruits
1. Why are some fruits sweet and some sour, whereas others have no specific taste
Some fruits such as watermelon, guava, grapes, apples, mangoes, etc. are sweet while the lemon flavor, mango orange, premiums, etc. are sour. Each fruit has a different flavor. That differs somewhat from the taste of any ...
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LUNG CANCER
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer
Describe the cancer in biological terms at the level of the cell and at the level of major organ system it affects
Cancer is a group of diseases in which the body produces an excess of cells malignant (cancerous or cancerous cells called), with growth and division ...
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BRADYKINESIA AND BRADYPHRENIA
Bradykinesia and Bradyphrenia
Bradykinesia and Bradyphrenia
Bradykinesia
Slowness of mental processes in patients with Parkinson's disease and other disorders of the basal ganglia. This term was introduced to highlight the cognitive parallelism with bradykinesia, which consists in reducing the movement observed in these disorders. Bradyphrenia is a central ...
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HUMAN CLONING
Human Cloning
Human Cloning
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Human cloning is intentionally copying the genetic code of a person for the purpose of creating another person with the same genetic material. This creates a new human life and individual genetic model based on a single donor or a single parent instead of two. This ...
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DNA
DNA
DNA
Introduction
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. This is the molecule of heredity. It contains in coded form all information related to the life of a living organism, from simple to more complex animal, plant, bacterial, viral. (Alberts, 1999) In general after the figures and examples, unless otherwise stated, ...
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND SOLAR ENERGY
Photosynthesis and Solar Energy Harnessing Compared
Photosynthesis and Solar Energy Harnessing Compared
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The sun is a very good source of energy. Therefore, it has been used as a handy resource that is a never-ending source. The sun provides constant energy in large amounts. In nature, organisms such as ...