Crab Profile: Seaweed Crab The seaweed crab is an interesting and unique looking little creature which lives in the coastal waters of south eastern Australia. They can be found in shallow water and sheltered areas on rocky shorelines from central…
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Extinction is just the beginning. Except on fossilized fridge magnets, have you seen many trilobites lately? Everything that is born, evolves struggles, sometimes thrives, and then eventually dies. The same is true of the human species, as it is true…
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Optical tweezers are complex combinations of lasers, microscopes, and optical/electrical equipment. These devices actually use the changes in momentum that occur when light is bent by an object. The light changes momentum and the object changes momentum in an equal…
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Whenever there is a breakthrough in technology, many different fields of study are able to reap the benefits. Those that major in English literature can benefit from the various applications that can be downloaded onto and installed into a smart…
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The differences between free living and parasitic protozoans include temperature change, movement, where it lives, and its ecological impact. Protozoans are bacteria. Some bacteria help to break down organisms in the soil and compost. They help with ecology. They also are…
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There are two major domains of bacteria: Archaebacteria and Eubacteria. Archaebacteria are an older, more ancient form of bacteria that have adapted to survive some of the harshest conditions on Earth. Eubacteria evolved from Archaebacteria. They are found just about…
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September, 2011 will forever mark history for gamers participating in the controversial Foldit Program, and researchers in the biomedical community as well. Foldit published a breakthrough paper in which civilian scientists, participating in a Foldit game, cracked a protein structure…
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Is the ultimate biotech goal to create a new human race? Some say yes. One who believes the future of Mankind will be shaped in the image of the gods is Juan Enriquez, the managing director of Excel Venture Management,…
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Taxidermy is an art form of making a sculpture of an animal and then using its own skin. Stuffing animals was the beginning form of taxidermy until taxidermists started using authentic animal skins and not other materials. The taxidermist knows…
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If you are looking for a good book to give to a biology major, there are a lot of good books to choose from in both the nonfiction and fiction genres. Recent nonfiction titles discussing current discoveries in genetics and…
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