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- 26961: The Human Genome Project
- ... the structure, organization, and characteristics of human DNA, information that constitutes the basic set of inherited "instructions" for the development and functioning of a human being. The Human Genome Project began in the mid 1980's and was widely examined within the scientific community and public press through the last half of that decade. In the United States, the Department of Energy (DOE) initially, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH ... Human Genome Research (NCHGR) was established in 1989 to head the human genome project for the NIH. NCHGR is one of twenty-four institutes, centers, or divisions that make up the NIH, the federal government's main agency for the support of biomedical research. At least sixteen countries have established Human Genome Projects. The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) and the National Research Council (NRC) prepared a report describing the plans ... such as choosing parental care) to help "engineer" healthier babies. Genetic engineering seems in this respect to offer the brightest hope for parents. Through germ-line therapy, disastrous, but genetically discrete diseases, such as Huntington's and cystic fibrosis could be removed from the DNA of the egg or zygote. Clearly parents would follow the model in choosing to avoid a short, painful life for their children. Another more reasonable ...
- 26962: Cancer
- ... reactions may be a result from the action of chemicals or radiation or both. Ultraviolet and high-energy radiation are also agents for some types of cancer. A bond exists between exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays and the occurrence of skin cancer in humans. Some cancers caused by radiation are leukemia, along with cancers of the thyroid, breast, stomach, uterus, and bone. Consequently everyday diagnostic tools such as the ... has come very far and helped many people fight cancers. Thanks to all the work done, cancer is still a dreaded disease but is now curable which gives many people faith in recovery. Bibliography Compton’s Encyclopedia(1992). Cancer . Chicago: Compton’s Learning Company Encyclopedia Britannica(1992). Cancer. Chicago: Encyclopedia Brittanica, Inc. American Cancer Society website(1996): http://www.cancer.org/acs.html
- 26963: Architecture 2
- ... of the building, which depends heavily upon the surrounding buildings, not to mention the environment, functionality, elevations, and zoning regulations. The zoning regulations limit the size and shape of the building so that it doesn’t interfere with the area around the building and the overall skyline of the neighborhood. Often, zoning regulations are a large problem in major cities, and architects either have to compromise with the zoning authority or ... post-graduate school. I would like to go to Duke University because their architecture program is one of the best in the world. However, I will accept going to a smaller school if I don’t have enough cash or my grades aren’t up to par. Overall, I think architects have one of the better jobs out there. They get to earn money, be very independent, and help people have houses to live and businesses to work ...
- 26964: Nothing Is Certain
- ... particle. Everything is moving; nothing can be studied to so exactly that there is no question about the object, because the act of studying an object changes the object. I am not saying that Newton s and other theories like it are wrong, I am saying that we put too much faith in something that is not absolute, unfortunately we have no other choice. When I sat down to write this ... wants to get the concept of a beach just as Euclid wanted to show the concept of a straight line even though Newton proved it physically impossible. Nothing can be known with certainty because man s sphere of knowledge expands each day. It is like The Cave. We accept the shadows on the wall as the knowledge, and that there is nothing else. These shadows on the wall, which everyone comes ... it will come, all they know is that it will come. Death is the exception to the rules that makes this the one and only true rule: Nothing can be known with certainty. Bibliography Einstein s Theory of Relativity by Max Born, 1962: Dover Publications Inc. New York, NY
- 26965: Anabolic Steroids
- ... work harder. Part of the body size contraversy is about the type of tissue growth that drugs promote. Now, every researcher agrees that steroids do make the users gain weight, but some researchers think it's in real muscle tissue and others think that it's in abnormal muscle tissue and that the weight gained is due to water retained in the body. The ASCM states that steroids gain weight only in the lean mass compartment of the body. In May of 1986 the federal government set up a task force with the U.S Department of Justice, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to prosecute anabolic steroid users as well as dealers. The first athlete to go to prison on steroid use charges ...
- 26966: Norway
- ... day and night from the middle of May through the end of July and then is completely absent for two and a half months in winter ( Europa world yearbook, 178 ). Second, one must study Norway's tax system. In Norway taxes are used so that every citizen can live in comfort and security without having to worry about misfortune. Norway has an interesting health program. It is known as Compulsory Health ... the state, and the local community. The retired get a minimum pension that corresponds to about two-thirds of average pay during his/her twenty best earning years ( Discovering,46 ) Third, one must understand Norway's educational system. A young Norwegian enters school at the age of seven. He or she remains there for a minimum of nine years. Since tax money also helps Norway's educational system, school is free at all levels. This makes it easy for students to continue to colleges or to universities. Students usually continue to techinical, vocational, industrial, or to commercial schools ( Cultures of ...
- 26967: Bede the Venerable
- ... known as a historian. His works were on almost every major subject then known, and made him one of the most learned and prolific authors that England has ever had(Brown, 1). Much of Bede's work was done in Latin, but he is the first known writer of English prose. All of his work in the English vernacular has since been lost, but he is still considered the "Father of English Writing" and also "The Father of English History." Bede's ultimate piece of work was his Ecclesiastical History of the English People. This book described in detail the first authoritative history of Christian origins in Britain. He also included details of how five monks lived ... History of the English People served as an example for future historians. When the Saxon Chronicles were compiled their authors mirrored the writing style of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Alfred the Great's translation, and also others relied on Bede. Bede started the system of the regnal numbering(numbers after the kings name) others soon copied, and now the practice is used worldwide. Bede is also the ...
- 26968: Lucid Dreaming
- ... that one is dreaming. Lucid dreams usually happen during REM sleep. Working at Stanford University, Dr. Stephen LaBerge proved this by eliciting deliberate eye movement signals given by lucid dreamers during their REM sleep. LaBerge's subjects slept in the laboratory, while the standard measures of sleep physiology (brain waves, muscle tone and eye movements) were recorded. As soon as they became lucid in a dream, they moved their eyes in ... after you fall asleep. If you nap for 90 minutes to 2 hours you will have plenty of dreams and a higher probability of becoming lucid than in dreams you have during a normal night's sleep. Focus on your intention to recognize that you are dreaming as you fall asleep within the nap. (LaBerge, 1985) External cues to help people attain lucidity in dreams have been the focus of Dr. Stephen LaBerge's research at the Lucidity Institute for several years. Using the results of laboratory studies, he has designed a portable device, called the DreamLight ($950), for this purpose. It monitors sleep and when it detects ...
- 26969: Jackie Robinson
- ... proffesional baseball has ever seen and greatly helped major league baseball accept African American players that otherwise would not have palyed. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia (Hill 1). Jackie's grandfather was a slave and his father a sharecropper (1). His mom and dad got a divorce when Jackie was just a baby (1). He, his mother and four siblings moved after his parents got a divorce (1). His mother took all the children and moved to Pasedena, California (1). Not long after the family moved to Pasedena, Jackie's mother enrolled him into Pasedena Junior College (“Robinson, Jackie”). He went on to University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) (1). Jackie was a standout in school sports at UCLA, he played football, baseball, basketball ... critics not much time to react to the new player in the league (86). On April 15, 1947 Jackie became the first black player to play major league baseball in the United States (87). Robinson's moving to the team caused national outrage between coaches, teams, and fans (87). His new teammates signed a petition to get him off the team just because he was black (Ward, Burns 283). The ...
- 26970: Electronic Commerce
- ... capability to purchase products at ease from all over the world would eventually result in the weakening of international boundaries and increased trade between countries. For example when the machinery for one of General Electric's light-bulb factories broke down, GE would invite bids from four domestic suppliers. With the help of the Internet General Electric extended its bidding abroad, and awarded the contract to a Hungarian firm saving 20 ... electronic commerce is the language barrier. Although most people who use the Internet speak English fluently there is still a sizable quantity of people who speak other languages. Furthermore, most people throughout the world don't own computers. Electronic commerce can also be also carries a very strong reputation as being unsafe in many ways. When you shop online your personal details and credit card number are stored on computers. A ...
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