American Pit Bull Terrier
.... really though. I say that because my father of all people fell in love with "Molly" as she is now known. He has said on many occasions that Molly is the best dog he has ever had, and believe me, he has had many. The point is, APBT get a bad name because of the people who own them. In doing research for this paper I have become deeply fascinated with this breed and actually understand a great deal more about the APBT than the average person. But to understand more about the APBT, you must understand i .....
|
|
Where Do We Draw The Line?
.... Coincidentally, the article was called, “Brave New Worlds”. It stated that “Developments in the field of genetics offer the possibility of bringing all life processes under control. We must step carefully into this vast new field of science with the understanding that putting a patent on the melanoma gene or the baldness gene for that matter is simply playing God in a potentially dangerous way.” (Appleyard, Bryan, Jan 98, Smithsonian)
These are only a few examples of scientific developments .....
|
|
Interstellar Travel: Sooner Or Later?
.... propulsion system would be one that could get you to other stars as quickly and comfortably as envisioned in science fiction. Before this can become a reality, three scientific breakthroughs are needed: discovery of a means to exceed light speed, discovery of a means to propel a vehicle without propellant, and discovery of a means to power such devices. Why? - Because space is big, really, really, really big." (Why is Interstellar) For any human to ever reach another star, speeds greater than comprehen .....
|
|
Preservation Of The Environment
.... you, think again. A recent federal audit found that nearly 90 percent of all violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act go unreported. Some of those violations are harmless data-entry errors, but they also include potentially lethal problems such as contamination with pesticides and fecal coliform bacteria. Things must be done in order to preserve NJ environment.
The enforcement of laws against pollution is one of the things being done to preserve NJ environment.In theory, a regional EPA office can take .....
|
|
Fusion: Our Future's Energy?
.... It is very radioactive and will not become stable for a very long time. Such a harmful substance is a great health concern and needs to be disposed of. Another problem is the energy it needs. It uses an element that is hard to find and which will eventually run out. Also, the reaction cannot be easily stopped and if it can't be stopped, a nuclear meltdown can occur. This is a serious environmental concern.
Fusion is different. It is a process that combines two nuclei into one, releasing an amount .....
|
|
Renewables, The Energy Source For America’s Future
.... years, fossil fuels have been the main source of energy in the U.S. They are a great source of power, but unfortunately they also have many setbacks. The finite reserves of fossil fuels are being depleted at a rate one hundred thousand times faster than they are being formed. As supplies decrease we become more and more dependent on the Middle Eastern countries for our supplies of oil, recently, fifty-two percent of imported oil came from such countries. The most significant drawback is the amount of p .....
|
|
Acid Rain
.... is known as acid rain. The negative effects acid rain has on the environment is the main reason legislation of industrial emissions from governments has been prompted.
Acid rain is harmful to the environment because of its low pH. It can harm the biotic components of earth, and also the abiotic components. It's high acidity degrades soil to the point where it cannot support any type of plant life. Trees in forests are killed over long-term exposure. When these trees are killed, an imbalance in the hyd .....
|
|
The Effects Of Processing Vegetables
.... person’s ability to see in the dark. Which is where the saying that carrots will make you see better is derived from. Carrots were the vegetables chosen to be tested in this experiment. This experiment was designed to test if the processing of a carrot produces gas. In turn discovering the health related differences of canned, frozen and fresh carrots. Canning is a process of hermetically sealing cooked food for future use (Encyclopedia.com, 1999). This process is also called sterilization because it invo .....
|
|
Genetic Engineering
.... predators. Wald noted that research is ongoing in growing agricultural products directly in the laboratory using genetically engineered bacteria.
Genetically engineered animals are being developed as living factories for the production of pharmaceuticals and as sources of organs for transplantation into humans in the United States and abroad. Fish are being genetically engineered to grow larger and at a faster rate.
According to U.S. News and World Report, many pharmaceutical drugs, including insul .....
|
|
Pulmonary Agents
.... we do not stockpile this agent for military use.
Perfluoroisobutylene (PFIB) is a toxic pyrolysis product of tetrafluoroethylene polymers encountered in military materiel (e.g., Teflon7, found in the interior of many military vehicles). The oxides of nitrogen (NOxs) are components of blast weapons or may be toxic decomposition products. Smokes, e.g., HC, contain toxic compounds that cause the same effects as phosgene does. The remainder of this chapter will deal solely with phosgene because it is th .....
|
|
White Tigers
.... 800 in the past ten years, and as few as 1 in every 10,000 tigers is white (www.cranes.org/whitetigers.com). White tigers are neither albinos nor a special species; they differ from the normally colored tigers by having blue eyes, a pink nose, and creamy white fur with black stripes. Tiger’s stripes are just like a human fingerprint, meaning that no two tigers have the same pattern of stripes. White tigers are not usually born from other white tigers. They get their color from double recessive allele. .....
|
|
Newton's Laws Of Motion
.... resistance or friction will slow down the moving object and eventually bring it to a stop. Friction exists between any two surfaces that touch, slide, or roll on one another.
Any change in an object’s speed is called acceleration. An increase in speed is called positive acceleration, while a decrease in speed is called negative acceleration, or deceleration. Acceleration can also mean a change in direction as well as in speed. A force is needed to change the direction of an object, so a change in f .....
|
|
Solutions Around You
.... or intermingled informally on a molecular level. A small sample of one part of a solution. The particles in a solution will not separate no matter how long the solution is allowed to stand under constant conditions. In a solution, one substance is usually considered to be dissolved, or broken down in another. The substance that is dissolved is called the solute. The substance that does the dissolving is the solvent. Not every substance dissolves in every other substances. A substance that dis .....
|
|
Chemistry Solution
.... informally on a molecular level. A small sample of one part of a solution. The particles in a solution will not separate no matter how long the solution is allowed to stand under constant conditions. In a solution, one substance is usually considered to be dissolved, or broken down in another. The substance that is dissolved is called the solute. The substance that does the dissolving is the solvent. Not every substance dissolves in every other substances. A substance that dissolves in another su .....
|
|
What Is Macroevolution?
.... macroevolution. Punctuated equilibrium theory proposes that once species have originated, and adapted to the new ecological niches in which they find themselves, they tend to stay pretty much as they are for the rest of their existence. Phyletic gradualism suggests that species continue to adapt to new challenges over the course of their history. Species selection and species sorting theories claim that there are macroevolutionary processes going on that make it more or less likely that certain species w .....
|
|
|
|
