Although these stem cells are only a few years old, they possess unlimited potential in terms of clinical research. Specifically, scientists are focusing their potential uses in transplant medicine in order to significantly reduce the level of both Continue Reading...
3. Embryonic stem cells can be used to help human beings who suffer from debilitating diseases for which no other solution offers hope. For this reason alone, the research should be legal, considering that the embryos from which the stem cells are Continue Reading...
Ucar Turker a, Yucesan, B, and Gurel E. 2010. Adventitious shoot regeneration from stem internode explants of Verbena officinalis L., a medicinal plant. Turkish Journal of Biology. 34: 297-304. Scientists have discovered that new plants can be grown Continue Reading...
Darwin Had the Enlightenment adequately prepared 19th century readers for Darwin's Origin of the Species? The Enlightenment view of the science of life was neatly summed up by Diderot in his Encyclopedia, in many ways a signature product of the Enli Continue Reading...
animals -- whether they are carnivorous, omnivorous, or herbivorous -- depend upon the mechanisms of photosynthesis as a source of food. Carnivorous and omnivorous animals eat other animals as a source of food, but prey animals such as herbivores co Continue Reading...
Stem Cell The recent discovery of stem cell usefulness in helping cure persistent disease and medical problems presents an interesting dilemma for society and those interested in exploring this technology. Before rushing into using this tool, it is Continue Reading...
He exemplifies by saying that anyone witnessing a child about to fall in a well would immediately turn to rescue the child without seeking any advantages in doing so. But while this position has been argued on the grounds that "such an example is no Continue Reading...
Tumor Suppression Protein 53 and Effects on Cellular Function and Aging Tumor Suppression Protein 53 (P53) was originally linked to tumor proliferation and thought to be an oncogene. Research led to an understanding that P53 was in actuality a tumor Continue Reading...
Respiratory Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Case Study Description of Case The study in question was conducted to determine the mechanisms by which inhaled ultrafine particles are further translated to other areas of the body. The researchers rela Continue Reading...
Evolution of Respiratory Organ System Respiratory system functions in providing oxygen into cells and transferring the remains of metabolism. The basic respiratory system happens in two main ways: internal and external respiratory system. In interna Continue Reading...
Alternation of Generations Alteration of Generations "Alternation of Generations" is a term used to explain the life cycle and pattern of reproduction in certain vascular plants, protists and fungi. Usually generations of a species take one complet Continue Reading...
Mechanisms of Hair Curvature Curly Keratin Hair composition is composed primarily of structural proteins, which make up 60-95% of its composition (Barthelemy et al. 2012). These proteins include keratin intermediate filaments (KIFs) and keratin-ass Continue Reading...
Apoptosis Living organisms are truly fascinating not only for the ways they function within their larger environments, but also at the microscopic level in how they function in and of themselves. Ultimately, of course, these two views and understand Continue Reading...
The study of geology becomes a central underlying theme in many of her works due to the influence of Hitchcock. Dickinson adopted the view that the study of nature should be an intermingled spiritual as well as naturalist journey, and as a result, p Continue Reading...
Nature It is quite true that the advancements and the technology of the world today have gone to make the world far more complicated. Life itself and the things around us have become so objective and materialistic at the same time. Thoreau went on s Continue Reading...
Japanese Literature One of the questions that the prudent reader will consider while reading this excerpt from Kamo No Chomei's manuscript, an Account of a Ten-Foot-Square Hut, is how does the author utilize aspects of nature to reinforce his theme Continue Reading...
Difficulties that Elderly People Encounter and Their Life Satisfaction," which was published within the scholarly journal Social Behavior and Personality in 2008, social scientists Kasim Karatas and Veli Duyan analyze the level of life satisfaction Continue Reading...
green developmentalism, its concepts, how it is coordinated and its impact on nature either positive or negative. Green developmentalism is the approach that is taken by New supranational environmental institutions that include the convection on Bio Continue Reading...
Stem Cells Ethics of Stem Cell Research Nothing has stimulated debate and controversy in America like the idea of stem cell research. Stem cells, which are often harvested from human embryos, have demonstrated the potential for a number of scientif Continue Reading...
Nature Closer to the Ancient than the Renaissance View? In his book, The Idea of Nature, Collingwood analyzes the principle characteristics of three periods of cosmological thinking in the history of European thought: Greek, Renaissance, and the Mo Continue Reading...
landscape studies pioneer, John Brinckerhoff Jackson, studied the contemporary landscape - common, everyday places where we live, work and play - for the clues it provides to American culture. In 1964, the American Congress passed the Wilderness Ac Continue Reading...
Life: Purpose The meaning for life has illusively evaded humans for centuries. Theories abound, yet the hunger remains as mankind seeks to identify a purpose for their existence. The question of our purpose is often unknowingly based on two other u Continue Reading...
mankind and nature are one and the same or whether they are separate. It uses various examples to convey its point and emphasize its conclusion. Q) Is Mankind a part of nature, Or Apart from Nature? A) Contrary to popular opinion, mankind and natu Continue Reading...
Lead a Successful Life There are two different ways to go about approaching life. One approach is to sit back and let life take its course, accepting what is offered to you, and waiting to find out the answers to questions. The other approach is as Continue Reading...
Ethics of Human Cloning Ever since Dolly the Sheep was initially cloned in the latter portion of the 20th century, there has been widespread debate over the ethical issues and the practicality of human cloning. Many points of these issues are elucid Continue Reading...
True Meaning of Snow David Guterson is the young, American author of Snow Falling on Cedars which heavily consists of human nature and human emotions. Snow Falling on Cedars, narrates the trial of a Japanese man accused of murdering a white man in Continue Reading...
Ethics of Society, Technology, And the Environment Ethics of Society, Technology and Environment Being the member of the human society in 21st century is like to be the witness of the breathtaking technological revolution. Society, technology and e Continue Reading...
They both are seeking wisdom and spiritual growth, but for very different reasons. Frankl has to find some kind of order and reason in his experience, or he will either go mad or die. Thoreau's spiritual quest is one of peace and harmony, while Fran Continue Reading...
They also pointed out that my uncle would hardly have approved of the manner in which I was handling his death. In fact, it was this particular observation, more than any other, that helped snap me out of my grief and self-pity. Ultimately, the exp Continue Reading...
Introduction One of the key components of post-Earth survival for humans is transforming another planet or celestial body to be fit for human habitation through supporting human life. The transformation of another planet is commonly referred to as t Continue Reading...
This methodology enables researchers to determine if a cell or a gene is vital for some developmental biological process since it requires them extracting whatever cell or gene might be in question, and then seeing if the process is still able to ta Continue Reading...
nature vs. nurture theory. The author uses two books to draw information supporting the arguments presented in the paper. There were four sources used to complete this paper. For many years experts in the fields of biology, physics and chemistry ha Continue Reading...
Mind-Based Identity: A Problem Impossible to Ignore One of the most basic questions of human existence is essentially "What am I?" Although humans have known in varying degrees throughout recorded history that they are biological beings, there has Continue Reading...
Nurture Wins Nature/Nurture The debate of nature vs. nurture has persisted with intensity over time. Some scholars contend that this debate can be traced back to the times of ancient Greece. In the debate, nature may be referred to as nativism, or Continue Reading...
Stem Cell Research The Legal Argument and Analysis for Stem Cell Research Stem cell research is a new field of research that brings many ethical issues and considerations in which U.S. regulations have been mostly hostile while around the world, th Continue Reading...
On the other hand however, it gives rise to an exclusive attitude and a multiple layer style of development and economic evolution because there will always be countries that fail to keep up with innovative technology, high tech research and revolut Continue Reading...
in Vitro Fertilization: A Question of Ethical and Spiritual Morality In vitro fertilization is a common reproductive procedure that generally falls under the scope of biotechnology. It is a process that is condemned by the Catholic church and often Continue Reading...
Scientific Knowledge There lies question on whether scientific knowledge is able to answer all the questions that relate to physical reality. For many years, people have wondered what the earth is composed of, leaving them wondering if the nature's Continue Reading...
